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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) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Péters. For other possible spellings of Peters click here.

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

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

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 175,112 people, or 1 in 2,070. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 188 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Peters Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Peters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peters 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 adherence of those bearing the Peters surname is primarily 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 Republicans than The US average, with 62.24% being registered to vote for 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.