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 is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petzer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 119,467th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,894,345 people. This last name 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.

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

Petzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petzer surname declined 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being 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.

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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