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

The surname Peters (Arabic: بترس, Georgian: პეტერს, Hindi: पीटर्स, Marathi: पेटेसर्, Russian: Петерс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Péters. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 1,089^th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,804 people. Peters occurs predominantly 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 occurring first name world-wide It is held by 6,813 people.

Peters is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 175,112 people, or 1 in 2,070. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 188 countries. It also occurs 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 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 holding the last name 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 bearing the Peters last name are 15.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.24% 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.