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Where Does The Last Name Peters Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Peters (Arabic: بترس, Georgian: პეტერს, Hindi: पीटर्स, Marathi: पेटेसर्, Russian: Петерс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as: Péters. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peters? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,089^th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,804 people. The surname Peters occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Peters are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Peters is also the 78,972^nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 6,813 people.

Peters is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 175,112 people, or 1 in 2,070. In The United States Peters is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 188 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Peters Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Peters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 141 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Peters Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (64%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (99%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Peters surname are 15.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Peters earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning 323,397 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,178 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning R 304,800 per year; in United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $47,865 CAD per year.