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

Peterse is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Petersè or Petersé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 272,373^rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Peterse reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Peterse is also the 3,684,242^nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname Peterse is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,095 people, or 1 in 15,422. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 28 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and Utrecht, where 20 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Peterse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Peterse has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peterse Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Peterse are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Peterse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.45% less than the national average, earning R 112,992 per year; in United States they earn 47.01% more than the national average, earning $63,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $51,413 CAD per year.