Pieter Surname
Approximately 5,382 people bear this surname
Pieter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 2,511 | 1:63 | 18 |
| Indonesia | 1,313 | 1:100,723 | 10,371 |
| South Africa | 326 | 1:166,189 | 18,559 |
| Netherlands | 326 | 1:51,801 | 8,890 |
| Poland | 248 | 1:153,261 | 21,768 |
| Czechia | 132 | 1:80,557 | 13,504 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Germany | 97 | 1:829,953 | 60,372 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Namibia | 51 | 1:47,243 | 5,945 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Piéter (1) are calculated separately.
Pieter (202,672) may also be a first name.
Pieter Demographics
Average Pieter Salary in
United States
$51,486 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pieter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pieter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pieter occurs in Curaçao more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Piéter. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pieter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pieter is the 89,173rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,354,059 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pieter reside; 49 percent reside in Caribbean and 47 percent reside in Batavo-Caribbean. Pieter is also the 5,142nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 202,672 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Curaçao, where it is held by 2,511 people, or 1 in 63. Not including Curaçao it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Pieter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pieter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pieter last name increased 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pieter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pieter last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pieter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.62% less than the national average, earning R 95,964 per year and in United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,486 USD per year.
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Pieter Reference & Research
Peters DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Peters FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pieter
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis