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

The last name Petters (Russian: Петтерс) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 148,008^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,438,122 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Petters are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,246,114^th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 62 people.

The last name Petters is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 975 people, or 1 in 82,570. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 46 percent are found, Bavaria, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Petters Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Petters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petters last name fell 16 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petters Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Petters last name are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Petters earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 400.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 97,006 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.56% less than the national average, earning R 91,344 per year; in United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $53,238 CAD per year.