Petzer Surname

119,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Petzer Surname Definition:

From place name (Pecz) in Bohemia.

Petzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4591:15,6631,983
Austria721:118,27016,587
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia291:930,88655,860
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Petzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name (Pecz) in Bohemia.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Petzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petzer occurs most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petzer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,467th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,894,345 people. Petzer is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Petzer reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Petzer is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,459 people, or 1 in 15,663. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Petzer is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Petzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfetzer92367/
Peitzer9244/
Pietzer9220/
Paetzer928/
Petzger921/
Petzier921/
Phetzer920/
Petzere920/
Pezer911,748/
Petze9165/
Poetzher861/
Pfeitzer861/
Pfetszer860/
Pitzer837,809/
Patzer836,001/
Petzey831,527/
Pezier83510/
Petzet83137/
Peizer8397/
Potzer8366/
Petzeu8345/
Petser8336/
Piezer8328/
Pfezer8317/
Pezeur839/
Pezzer839/
Pätzer837/
Pietze836/
Paezer834/
Peczer834/
Petger833/
Petzei832/
Peazer831/
Peyzer831/
Pötzer831/
Petzhe831/
Peuzer830/
Peezer830/
Peze80544/
Petzscher801/
Pfitzer771,933/
Petcher77374/
Pfotzer7795/
Pittzer7760/
Pfetser7721/
Pfeizer779/
Petzeit777/
Patzier775/
Peitser775/
Pedzere773/
Phitzer772/
Pathzer771/
Pietzyr771/
Pitzerd771/
Pitzzer771/
Phetger771/
Peitzeh771/
Hpeizer771/
Pettser770/
Pitszer770/
Petzech770/
Pitzher770/
Peutzie770/
Poitzer770/
Poetzscher7545/
Pietzscher751/
Petse731,580/
Petje731,247/
Pizer731,091/
Petzi73358/
Pezze73355/
Pazer73296/
Pyzer73272/
Pedze73235/
Pozer73209/
Petza73201/
Peeze7380/
Pećer7343/
Pecer7322/
Pezey7319/
Petzy7318/
Peize7317/
Pezee7315/
Peyze737/
Pitze736/
Pečer735/
Pezir733/
Pheze732/
Pejze731/
Pezeh731/
Peaze731/
Pätze731/
Petscher71199/
Pfetcher7123/
Pfettser715/
Peitsher712/
Petchger712/
Pfitzher711/
Phetcher710/
Petsgerd710/
Pfitzger710/
Pecher676,629/
Pazeer671,273/
Patser67667/
Pazher67627/
Pfizer67588/
Pezzei67481/
Poyzer67357/
Petges67196/
Pitser67109/
Petsei67107/
Pietscher6792/
Pietza6767/
Pötzscher6763/
Pazier6759/
Poetscher6739/
Peitscher6737/
Pozser6733/
Peetje6731/
Poizer6727/
Péczer6720/
Petsee6720/
Pezzey6719/
Payzer6716/
Pezzee6715/
Pfetscher6714/
Pitzey6714/
Piczer6713/
Paizer6712/
Pettse6711/
Pozher6710/
Pettge6710/
Piecer678/
Potser676/
Pezeeh675/
Pizier675/
Phetse675/
Petëza675/
Petsre675/
Petsey674/
Pozier674/
Phizer674/
Patzir674/
Pézier674/
Potzscher674/
Pizzer673/
Peacer673/
Peitshcer673/
Pazeir673/
Pizeer673/
Peudze673/
Pitzir672/
Pfitze672/
Podzer672/
Patcer672/
Peezee671/
Peitshere671/
Peutscher671/
Pfedze671/
Pitzerová671/
Paitze671/
Peazee671/
Peazea671/
Petschger671/
Petseu671/
Peczerová671/
Peetse671/
Pitzej671/
Pitzscher671/
Pojzer671/
Pozeur671/
Phyzer671/
Pitxer671/
Puyzer671/
Petchhert671/
Petget671/
Petjei671/
Padzer671/
Phazer670/
Pizear670/
Phetscher670/
Pitger670/
Pescer670/
Petsie670/
Petged670/
Pitcer670/

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