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

Peterse occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms: Petersè or Petersé. Click here for other potential spellings of Peterse.

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

This surname is the 272,373^rd most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,099,752 people. Peterse 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 commonly held first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Peterse is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,095 people, or 1 in 15,422. In The Netherlands Peterse is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 28 percent reside, Gelderland, where 20 percent reside and Utrecht, where 20 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Peterse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Peterse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peterse surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peterse Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Peterse last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political 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.