Pieterse Surname
Approximately 41,953 people bear this surname
Pieterse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 37,050 | 1:1,462 | 171 |
| Netherlands | 3,153 | 1:5,356 | 559 |
| England | 294 | 1:189,517 | 16,830 |
| United States | 249 | 1:1,455,658 | 99,719 |
| Australia | 207 | 1:130,414 | 14,194 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Namibia | 155 | 1:15,545 | 2,826 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| New Zealand | 121 | 1:37,424 | 6,365 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Thailand | 76 | 1:929,452 | 144,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Pieterse Demographics
Pieterse Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Pieterse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pieterse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pieterse is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pieterse? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pieterse is the 13,330th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 173,707 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Pieterse reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Pieterse is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 37,050 people, or 1 in 1,462. In South Africa Pieterse is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 26 percent reside, Western Cape, where 24 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Pieterse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pieterse last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pieterse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning 305,946 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.66% more than the national average, earning R 334,260 per year; in United States they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning $51,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $54,743 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pietterse | 94 | 6 | / |
| Pietersie | 94 | 3 | / |
| Pieterses | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pieterseh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pietersez | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pieters | 93 | 33,154 | / |
| Peterse | 93 | 1,429 | / |
| Piterse | 93 | 10 | / |
| Pietersz | 88 | 6,393 | / |
| Peeterse | 88 | 104 | / |
| Pieterze | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pieterst | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pietters | 88 | 3 | / |
| Peterseh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Petersse | 88 | 2 | / |
| Peterseu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Petersie | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pietersa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Petersea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Peterser | 88 | 1 | / |
| Peterses | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pietarse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pıeterse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pietetrs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pietiers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pieteurs | 88 | 1 | / |
| Petersee | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pieterzie | 82 | 2 | / |
| Petershea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pietertje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petersi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Petersy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Peterze | 80 | 5 | / |
| Petersa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Puterse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pıeters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piéters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petersé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petersè | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pitersy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peterce | 80 | 0 | / |
| Peterges | 75 | 55 | / |
| Petersid | 75 | 4 | / |
| Petersaa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Petersay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pitershi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pieterza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petterze | 75 | 0 | / |
| Petersis | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pitterger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Piterschi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petershii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petreje | 67 | 65 | / |
| Peterçi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peterci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Petercj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peterzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piterjy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peterchess | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Pieterse
- 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