Peterke Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Peterke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Peterke (13) may also be a first name.

Peterke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peterke has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,198,640th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Peterke are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

Peterke is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany Peterke is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Hungary, where 17 percent are found.

Peterke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peterke are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peterke earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning $60,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peterkes9362/
Peterk9235/
Peterka864,893/
Pieterk864/
Peterkp863/
Peterki862/
Pyterke861/
Petörke861/
Peterkj861/
Peterce860/
Peterkeová824/
Peterkio808/
Petrekei807/
Petterka806/
Pieterck801/
Peterque801/
Petergue801/
Peysterk801/
Peterkis801/
Peterkaa801/
Petterck800/
Petrek771,000/
Petřek77344/
Peterc7759/
Petirk7711/
Peterq774/
Peterg773/
Peterková752,844/
Peterkova75113/
Piterka71330/
Peterca71324/
Petýrek7194/
Pötörke7169/
Petyrek7119/
Petreck7119/
Potorke716/
Píterka713/
Petercj713/
Petercă712/
Pioterk712/
Petreki712/
Peitrek712/
Pitarke711/
Petterg711/
Petirck711/
Peterqi711/
Peeterq711/
Péterka711/
Petrecki6787/
Pitterka6736/
Petrecky6729/
Petrecký677/
Piterkiy671/

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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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  • 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 Peterke
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