Pieterson Surname
Approximately 3,770 people bear this surname
Pieterson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,593 | 1:16,962 | 2,149 |
| South Africa | 1,428 | 1:37,940 | 4,867 |
| Netherlands | 527 | 1:32,044 | 5,328 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Pieterson (81) may also be a first name.
Pieterson Demographics
Average Pieterson Salary in
United States
$41,493 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pieterson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pieterson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pieterson occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pieterson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pieterson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pieterson is the 121,466th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,933,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Pieterson are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name globally, held by 81 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Barring Ghana Pieterson is found in 27 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.
Pieterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pieterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pieterson surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pieterson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pieterson last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.
The amount Pieterson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning R 213,984 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.41% more than the national average, earning $72,740 CAD per year.
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Pieterson Reference & Research
Peterson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Peterson 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 Pieterson
- 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