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

The last name Peterse occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Petersè or Petersé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 272,373^rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Peterse are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Peterse is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 10 people.

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

Peterse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Peterse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peterse surname rose 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 with the Republican Party than the national 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.