Petert Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Petert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petert (40) may also be a first name.

Petert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petert has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Petert click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petert is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Petert live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Petert is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

Petert is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Benue, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Liberia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peutert923/
Peterts922/
Peterte921/
Pettert920/
Peter911,201,067/
Peuthert8681/
Piettert862/
Petter8313,109/
Pieter835,382/
Pester833,567/
Peiter832,031/
Pether831,115/
Petere831,098/
Peeter83465/
Peterz83112/
Peuter8376/
Peterd8347/
Pejter8344/
Petret8343/
Pehter8337/
Peyter8336/
Peater8330/
Petier8323/
Peterr8318/
Peteer8311/
Potert8310/
Peteur839/
Petetr838/
Peterp835/
Pheter835/
Peterh834/
Ppeter833/
Petger833/
Pfeter832/
Petart831/
Vpeter831/
Bpeter831/
Petear830/
Peteirete801/
Pfeistert800/
Peaster77573/
Pechter77389/
Peytier77339/
Phieter77242/
Peister77199/
Pettier77169/
Petterd77168/
Peatier7778/
Peither7761/
Pietter7755/
Peyster7746/
Peştere7734/
Petterz7730/
Pieterz7727/
Peetter7717/
Piether7716/
Peterre7714/
Phether7712/
Pieteur7711/
Pesther7710/
Pettere777/
Pfester774/
Pfeiter774/
Phetret774/
Peitier773/
Pieterh773/
Peather772/
Phester772/
Petrete772/
Peetier772/
Peteher772/
Pottert771/
Pesterd771/
Petreth771/
Petrett771/
Pieterr771/
Pittert771/
Peatter771/
Peitter771/
Peszter771/
Peterrr771/
Phetart771/
Phetger771/
Phetter770/
Peester770/
Pethier770/
Petre7349,906/
Péter7312,105/
Piter737,234/
Pyter73561/
Petir73194/
Pýter737/
Petyr731/
Píter731/
Peterová711,263/
Pfeister71265/
Pheister7161/
Peterova7157/
Peijster7152/
Petterøe7144/
Pfistert7130/
Pfeaster7115/
Pietteur715/
Pesterre713/
Petrette713/
Pheaster712/
Pejszter712/
Peachter712/
Pehetier711/
Pietteyr711/
Pheather711/
Phaetart711/
Pettrete710/
Pfeester710/
Pitter675,364/
Pister672,428/
Pither671,688/
Petard67446/
Paiter67285/
Potart67283/
Poiter67249/
Payter67166/
Pyster67122/
Pitart6794/
Petred6779/
Pitere6756/
Peetre6755/
Pitier6747/
Pajter6738/
Petire6735/
Peitre6735/
Patart6732/
Pioter6726/
Pettre6721/
Phiter6715/
Pyther6714/
Piterz6714/
Pitort6710/
Peytre679/
Peterhova679/
Péteur679/
Petreň678/
Piteur677/
Pejterová676/
Petterová675/
Poyter674/
Pettir674/
Pytter673/
Pätter673/
Ppiter672/
Piteer672/
Päster672/
Petair672/
Pehterova671/
Paterd671/
Peatre671/
Petrre671/
Pfiter671/
Petirz671/
Petitr671/
Petreh671/
Potort671/
Pétter671/
Petord671/
Pihter671/
Pájter671/
Puiter671/
Phetre671/
Pitger670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petert
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