Peterman Surname
Approximately 12,604 people bear this surname
Peterman Surname Definition:
= Peter’s Man (-Servant): v. Peter.
Peterman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,285 | 1:32,119 | 4,011 |
| Canada | 276 | 1:133,499 | 13,853 |
| Poland | 151 | 1:251,714 | 31,602 |
| Brazil | 125 | 1:1,712,595 | 55,994 |
| Netherlands | 108 | 1:156,363 | 23,208 |
| Hungary | 105 | 1:93,488 | 9,163 |
| Slovenia | 97 | 1:25,646 | 5,439 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Russia | 86 | 1:1,675,849 | 110,706 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Moldova | 22 | 1:161,880 | 16,529 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,885 | 1:26,641 | 3,279 |
The alternate forms: Péterman (1) & Petermán (1) are calculated separately.
Peterman (44) may also be a first name.
Peterman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Peter’s Man (-Servant): v. Peter.
An eastern-counties provincialism for fisherman, probably with reference to St. Peter's original occupation. But Bailey defines it as "one who fishes in the river of Thames with an unlawful engine." The similar name Petermann is a modern introduction from Germany, and is defined as "a person with the name of Peter; also a fish-the John Dory." Noehden's Dict., where we find the English word peterman given as the equivalent of fischdieb, "fish-thief."
Peterman Demographics
Peterman Political Affiliation
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Peterman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peterman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peterman (Arabic: بيترمان, Russian: Петерман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Péterman or Petermán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peterman? popularity and diffusion
Peterman is the 41,424th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 578,193 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Peterman are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 44 people.
The last name Peterman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,285 people, or 1 in 32,119. In The United States Peterman is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.
Peterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Peterman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peterman surname expanded 599 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peterman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Peterman surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Peterman last name are 19.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peterman earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,390 per year; in United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,003 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Péterman | 96 | 1 | / |
| Petermán | 96 | 1 | / |
| Petermann | 94 | 16,281 | / |
| Pieterman | 94 | 842 | / |
| Petterman | 94 | 90 | / |
| Peeterman | 94 | 29 | / |
| Petermane | 94 | 22 | / |
| Pesterman | 94 | 7 | / |
| Petermamn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Peiterman | 94 | 0 | / |
| Peyterman | 94 | 0 | / |
| Petermaun | 94 | 0 | / |
| Peaterman | 94 | 0 | / |
| Pettermann | 89 | 367 | / |
| Pettermand | 89 | 33 | / |
| Peytermann | 89 | 16 | / |
| Pietermann | 89 | 12 | / |
| Petermanne | 89 | 1 | / |
| D'Peterman | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phesterman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Piterman | 88 | 187 | / |
| Paterman | 88 | 164 | / |
| Petreman | 88 | 84 | / |
| Petermon | 88 | 50 | / |
| Pyterman | 88 | 36 | / |
| Poterman | 88 | 16 | / |
| Petermam | 88 | 9 | / |
| Petermanová | 84 | 7 | / |
| Patermann | 82 | 505 | / |
| Pitterman | 82 | 193 | / |
| Patterman | 82 | 113 | / |
| Petremann | 82 | 113 | / |
| Pétermann | 82 | 111 | / |
| Pisterman | 82 | 71 | / |
| Pettermon | 82 | 13 | / |
| Potterman | 82 | 5 | / |
| Pitermann | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pettermam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pētermane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Potermann | 82 | 0 | / |
| Patherman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Petermannová | 80 | 36 | / |
| Pattermann | 78 | 414 | / |
| Pittermann | 78 | 203 | / |
| Peytremann | 78 | 22 | / |
| Pettremann | 78 | 11 | / |
| Pistermann | 78 | 10 | / |
| Petremanne | 78 | 3 | / |
| Phisterman | 78 | 0 | / |
| Patyrman | 75 | 10 | / |
| Pytyrman | 75 | 4 | / |
| Patermon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patorman | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pichtermann | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pittermanová | 70 | 7 | / |
| Pitermannová | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pittermannová | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pittermannova | 67 | 3 | / |
Peterman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peterman in the Russian language | ||
| Петерман | peterman | - |
| Peterman in the Arabic language | ||
| بيترمان | bytrman | - |
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Peterman Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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