Peterkins Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Peterkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Peterkins (285) may also be a first name.

Peterkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peterkins is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peterkins is the 2,555,468th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Peterkins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Peterkins reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 524,196th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 285 people.

The surname Peterkins is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States Peterkins is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 25 percent live, New York, where 23 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.

Peterkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peterkins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peterkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peterkins are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Peterkins earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,203 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
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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 Peterkins
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