Peterss Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Armenia

Peterss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Peterss Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peterss Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Peterss is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Peterss live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 25 percent reside, Kansas, where 25 percent reside and Maryland, where 25 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Peterss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peterss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peterss last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petersse932/
Peters92492,279/
Peeters8662,837/
Pieters8633,154/
Petters862,989/
Peterse861,429/
Pethers86538/
Petersh8644/
Peuters8636/
Peiters8623/
Peaters8619/
Petersz8618/
Peterst8616/
Peyters8616/
Peteers8615/
Peter's8611/
Petiers869/
Petesrs865/
Petersd864/
Petgers864/
Petetrs862/
Pıeters861/
Peteirs861/
Pheters861/
Peterrs861/
Pïeters861/
Poeters861/
Pietersz806,393/
Peeterse80104/
Poetters8021/
Peijters8017/
Petersch8017/
Pheeters808/
Peetters806/
Pietters803/
Petter's801/
Peitersz801/
Peeteers801/
Pietiers801/
Pieteurs801/
Pettorss801/
Pettiers801/
Peatters800/
Potterss800/
Peasters800/
Poetears800/
Piters77647/
Paters77274/
Péters77105/
Petirs7716/
Poters7716/
Petors777/
Pöters775/
Petars775/
Peterß773/
Pyters771/
Pettersch7574/
Petersová7514/
D'Peeters751/
Poytherss751/
Potters711,816/
Pitters711,026/
Pisters71920/
Pithers71563/
Pötters71245/
Patters71161/
Pétersz7174/
Pitersz7116/
Pathers7113/
Piteers7111/
Piterse7110/
Peeterß718/
Potiers718/
Peterze715/
Pettersová713/
Pettars713/
Pietars712/
Patarss711/
Peetersová711/
Peetars711/
Phiters711/
Phyters711/
Poiters711/
Pettirs710/
Pothers710/
Peterce710/
Peators710/
Puiters710/
Poitiers67293/
Pitteurs6741/
Petirsch6723/
Pottiers6721/
Pijsters676/
Pothiers676/
Pottorss672/
Potter's671/
Pittersz671/
Pfisters671/
Petterze670/
Pottters670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peterss
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