Pelters Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pelters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany891:904,55664,175
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pelters Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pelters Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pelters is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Pelters live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pelters is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 904,556. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Bavaria, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Pelters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pelters are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Pelters earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelters
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