Peltzer Surname

121,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peltzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peltzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8531:43,4465,709
United States9331:388,48834,165
Argentina3841:111,3119,403
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
France981:677,78386,620
Canada791:466,40040,200
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Australia271:999,84158,390
Austria121:709,62061,025
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Peltzer Last Name Facts

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

Peltzer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Peltzer.

How Common Is The Last Name Peltzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peltzer is the 121,889th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,940,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Peltzer live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,853 people, or 1 in 43,446. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Peltzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peltzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peltzer surname expanded 1,637 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peltzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peltzer surname are 27.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peltzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 535.8% more than the national average, earning R 1,510,900 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $43,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelzer9214,894/
Pltzer921/
Peltze920/
Pfaeltzer8815/
Pletzer861,211/
Poelzer86291/
Pelczer86255/
Peltser86141/
Piltzer8641/
Peltzie8632/
Paelzer8619/
Pfelzer8613/
Peltcer861/
Pelze8326/
Plzer831/
Pfaelzer8057/
Pfältzer8046/
Peltcher8022/
Pelttser8018/
Poelczer805/
Pilzer77399/
Pelcer77338/
Pölzer77304/
Pälzer7739/
Plezer7734/
Pelzee771/
Pelzea771/
Pltser771/
Pelzir770/
Piltze770/
Plze731/
Pelcher71691/
Pletser71243/
Plezier7179/
Piltser7179/
Pilczer7135/
Pelcear7132/
Peltjes7129/
Pfälzer7125/
Pyltser7114/
Pölczer7113/
Pletzerová714/
Pellcer712/
Pelcier711/
Pelczerova711/
Pledzer710/
Pfelcer710/
Pletcher674,621/
Plettser67168/
Piltcher6729/
Pleze6728/
Pletsier6713/
Pelzi677/
Pelzy675/
Plethcer671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peltzer
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