Petzer Surname
Approximately 3,847 people bear this surname
Petzer Surname Definition:
From place name (Pecz) in Bohemia.
Petzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,459 | 1:15,663 | 1,983 |
| Austria | 72 | 1:118,270 | 16,587 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Petzer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From place name (Pecz) in Bohemia.
Petzer Demographics
Petzer Political Affiliation
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Petzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petzer occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petzer.
How Common Is The Last Name Petzer? popularity and diffusion
Petzer is the 119,467th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,894,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Petzer are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 3,459 people, or 1 in 15,663. In South Africa Petzer is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 28 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent live. Other than South Africa Petzer exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Petzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Petzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petzer last name fell 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Petzer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Petzer last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Petzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.35% more than the national average, earning R 397,692 per year and in United States they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $48,274 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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