Peteris Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Peteris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peteris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia311:66,1319,862
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Peteris (18,357) may also be a first name.

Peteris Last Name Facts

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

Peteris (Russian: Петерис) is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Peteris click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peteris? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Peteris reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 40,246th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18,357 people.

The surname Peteris is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 66,131. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 90 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent are found and Latgale, where 3 percent are found. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Peteris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peteris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peteris last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peteris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peteris last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Peteris earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieteris939/
Peterise932/
Peiteris931/
Peteri92662/
Peterie86378/
Peteres8683/
Poteris8668/
Piteris8634/
Pateris8628/
Petteri8626/
Peterys8610/
Pieteri867/
Petaris865/
Pesteri862/
Peterri862/
Peterio862/
Peateri861/
Pheteri861/
Peterai861/
Peteric861/
Peteryi861/
Peterzi861/
Peteritsch8211/
Petereit802,614/
Paiteris80105/
Potieris80104/
Peterich80100/
Peterges8055/
Pietaris8028/
Peterets8015/
Piterois8010/
Peshteri807/
Peterait805/
Piterish804/
Petterio803/
Petteres803/
Petterie802/
Pettoris802/
Pieteres801/
Petterui801/
Pettieri801/
Peisteri801/
Peeteres800/
Potearis800/
Petera771,242/
Petere771,098/
Péteri77410/
Petery77253/
Piteri77185/
Petiri778/
Peterj772/
Peteré772/
Pèteri771/
Pjteri771/
Petterich7549/
Petereith755/
Potteries753/
Peterreit752/
Pieterzie752/
Pitteri71816/
Pateres71673/
Peterer71380/
Potiris71256/
Peteira71230/
Peteraj71212/
Patiris71172/
Pietera71172/
Pettera71157/
Peterec71118/
Pesztericz71111/
Potaris71101/
Peteroy7181/
Paiteri7153/
Pityris7152/
Pitiris7137/
Peştere7134/
Pateriz7131/
Pataris7129/
Pisteri7127/
Piterio7125/
Poteres7121/
Piteres7119/
Peutere7115/
Peterre7114/
Pettery7111/
Peterra7111/
Pitoris718/
Pettere717/
Peterze715/
Petiroi713/
Peterez713/
Pietere713/
Pietiri713/
Petiera712/
Pethery712/
Pethiri712/
Peterea711/
Peterej711/
Peterep711/
Peterex711/
Peterey711/
Piterri711/
Peteyra711/
Petiriz711/
Petetre711/
Pytiris711/
Petiori711/
Patoris710/
Pietery710/
Peetery710/
Peteret710/
Paitaris6774/
Pittiris6747/
Petterøe6744/
Petterez6733/
Petierre6732/
Patharis6717/
Petterec6715/
Peterrer6714/
Phetiere6713/
Peterecz6712/
Peterraj677/
Peisterä676/
Patarais675/
Petereha675/
Piterets674/
Pethiere674/
Petterer674/
Peterejt674/
Pittaris674/
Pieterze674/
Pesterre673/
Pitheriy673/
Pesterey672/
Peterher672/
Phetyroi672/
Peterett671/
Pisterei671/
Pettiere671/
Pitterri671/
Pettyrer671/
Petitroi671/
Pitarais671/
Piterait671/
Péterges671/
Potereas671/
Phetairi671/
Pieterza671/
Peteeree671/
Petterze670/

Peteris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peteris in the Russian language
Петерисpeteris-

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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
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  • 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 Peteris
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