Peterz Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Peterz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria581:146,81819,663
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Peterz (15) may also be a first name.

Peterz Last Name Facts

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

Peterz occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Peterz reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 146,818. In Austria Peterz is most prevalent in: Carinthia, where 100 percent are found. Beside Austria this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petterz9230/
Pieterz9227/
Peter911,201,067/
Petez9197/
Petter8313,109/
Pieter835,382/
Pester833,567/
Peiter832,031/
Pether831,115/
Petere831,098/
Peeter83465/
Peuter8376/
Petrez8361/
Peterc8359/
Peterd8347/
Pejter8344/
Pehter8337/
Peyter8336/
Peater8330/
Petier8323/
Peterr8318/
Piterz8314/
Peteer8311/
Petert8311/
Petesz8310/
Peteur839/
Petetr838/
Peatez836/
Peterp835/
Petarz835/
Pheter835/
Peterh834/
Ppeter833/
Petger833/
Peterj832/
Pfeter832/
Paterz831/
Petirz831/
Vpeter831/
Bpeter831/
Petear830/
Peitez830/
Peaster77573/
Pechter77389/
Peytier77339/
Phieter77242/
Peister77199/
Pettier77169/
Petterd77168/
Peatier7778/
Peither7761/
Pietter7755/
Peyster7746/
Peştere7734/
Peetter7717/
Piether7716/
Peterre7714/
Phether7712/
Petresz7711/
Pieteur7711/
Pesther7710/
Pettere777/
Pfester774/
Pfeiter774/
Peitier773/
Peterci773/
Pitterz773/
Pieterh773/
Peather772/
Phester772/
Peterts772/
Peetier772/
Peteher772/
Pesterd771/
Pieterr771/
Peatter771/
Peitter771/
Pietorz771/
Peszter771/
Peterrr771/
Phetger771/
Phetter770/
Peester770/
Pethier770/
Petretz770/
Pettert770/
Petre7349,906/
Péter7312,105/
Piter737,234/
Petes731,044/
Petiz73594/
Pyter73561/
Petec73334/
Petir73194/
Petex73172/
Peteš7388/
Petej7378/
Pýter737/
Pitez733/
Pétez732/
Pytez732/
Petyr731/
Píter731/
Peterová711,263/
Pfeister71265/
Pheister7161/
Peterova7157/
Peijster7152/
Petterøe7144/
Pfeaster7115/
Pietteur715/
Pesterre713/
Pheaster712/
Pejszter712/
Peachter712/
Pehetier711/
Pietteyr711/
Pheather711/
Pfeester710/
Pitter675,364/
Pister672,428/
Pither671,688/
Petres67954/
Pethes67763/
Pettes67537/
Paiter67285/
Poiter67249/
Payter67166/
Pyster67122/
Petech67101/
Pettex6787/
Peates6771/
Pitere6756/
Peetre6755/
Pitier6747/
Petercová6741/
Pajter6738/
Petire6735/
Peitre6735/
Petesh6726/
Pioter6726/
Pettre6721/
Peetes6719/
Phiter6715/
Pyther6714/
Petehc6712/
Petehs6712/
Peytre679/
Peterhova679/
Péteur679/
Petreň678/
Piteur677/
Pejterová676/
Peteis675/
Petterová675/
Poterč675/
Poyter674/
Pettir674/
Peteys674/
Petheš674/
Pytter673/
Petercova673/
Pätter673/
Ppiter672/
Piteer672/
Phetes672/
Päster672/
Petair672/
Pehterova671/
Peatre671/
Petrre671/
Pfiter671/
Peteas671/
Petees671/
Petejj671/
Petesc671/
Petitr671/
Petreh671/
Pétter671/
Pettiz671/
Patarz671/
Phitez671/
Pete's671/
Pihter671/
Pájter671/
Puiter671/
Pitarz671/
Peites671/
Phetre671/
Peteaj671/
Pfeistert670/
Pitger670/

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