Pieterse Surname

13,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,953 people bear this surname

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

Pieterse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pieterse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa37,0501:1,462171
Netherlands3,1531:5,356559
England2941:189,51716,830
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Namibia1551:15,5452,826
Canada1511:244,01123,241
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Thailand761:929,452144,548
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269

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.

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Footnotes

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