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 Male Pieter Height
180 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pieter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pieter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pieter occurs in Curaçao more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Piéter. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pieter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 89,173rd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,354,059 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pieter live; 49 percent live in Caribbean and 47 percent live in Batavo-Caribbean. It is also the 5,142nd most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 202,672 people.
The last name Pieter is most commonly used in Curaçao, where it is held by 2,511 people, or 1 in 63. Beside Curaçao it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Pieter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pieter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pieter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pieter surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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