Petermeyer Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Petermeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petermeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Petermeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petermeyer is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petermeyer? popularity and diffusion

Petermeyer is the 1,364,059th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Petermeyer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Petermeyer are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Petermeyer is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 59 percent live, Washington, where 17 percent live and Oregon, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Petermeyer is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Petermeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petermeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petermeyer last name increased 459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petermeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petermeyer last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.

Petermeyer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petermeer951/
Petermyer950/
Petermeier901,104/
Petermayer909/
Petermayr8420/
Petermeir844/
Petermier841/
Petermaier80358/
Pottermayer761/
Petermair74124/

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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 Petermeyer
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