Petering Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Petering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Petering Last Name Facts

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

Petering has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petering? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 649,026th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. Petering is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Petering live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 1,625,376. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and Colorado, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 41 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Petering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petering has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petering last name increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petering Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petering last name are 31.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.72% registered with the political party.

Petering earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,615 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 Petering
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