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

Petters (Russian: Петтерс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petters.

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

The surname Petters is the 148,008^th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,438,122 people. The surname Petters is primarily found 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 first name at a global level, held by 62 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 975 people, or 1 in 82,570. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 46 percent reside, Bavaria, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Petters Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petters last name contracted 16 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petters Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Petters surname are 16.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.89% being 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.