Last Name PETER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PETER is ranked as the 7652nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,885.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.53 people named PETER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PETER is 10,226, the rank is 3,758 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PETER is 3.21.

Last Names PETER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,885 +/-5.1%
  • National Rank 7,652
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 10,226
  • National Rank 3,758
  • Proportion/100k 3.21

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETER is 77.9% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 7.0% Black, 6.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 3.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PETER have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PETER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PETER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.9% 63.9% 14.0%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 7.0% 12.3% -5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 6.8% 4.9% 1.9%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 3.7% 0.7% 3.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PETER is New York where 773 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PETER, as 4.32 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 23 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PETER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 161 1.25 95.0% Indiana 55 0.83 85.5% Iowa 30 0.96 77.9% Kansas 14 0.48 56.1% Michigan 154 1.56 95.6% Minnesota 67 1.23 89.5% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 13 0.7 52.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 71 0.62 88.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 114 1.98 93.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 161 1.25 95.0%
Indiana 55 0.83 85.5%
Iowa 30 0.96 77.9%
Kansas 14 0.48 56.1%
Michigan 154 1.56 95.6%
Minnesota 67 1.23 89.5%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 13 0.7 52.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 71 0.62 88.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 114 1.98 93.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names PETER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 76 1.13 91.6% California 716 1.85 98.4% Colorado 41 0.76 85.8% Hawaii 48 3.39 90.2% Idaho 8 0.48 33.9% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 55 1.94 90.7% New Mexico 30 1.42 79.1% Oregon 37 0.92 82.9% Utah 8 0.28 34.7% Washington 145 2.05 95.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PETER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 76 1.13 91.6%
California 716 1.85 98.4%
Colorado 41 0.76 85.8%
Hawaii 48 3.39 90.2%
Idaho 8 0.48 33.9%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 55 1.94 90.7%
New Mexico 30 1.42 79.1%
Oregon 37 0.92 82.9%
Utah 8 0.28 34.7%
Washington 145 2.05 95.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PETER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 147 4.08 96.3% Maine 31 2.3 78.3% Massachusetts 182 2.7 95.1% New Hampshire 28 2.11 80.3% New Jersey 188 2.1 96.1% New York 773 3.91 98.9% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 95.7% Rhode Island 46 4.32 87.0% Vermont 12 1.88 75.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 147 4.08 96.3%
Maine 31 2.3 78.3%
Massachusetts 182 2.7 95.1%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 80.3%
New Jersey 188 2.1 96.1%
New York 773 3.91 98.9%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 95.7%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 87.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 75.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names PETER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 19 0.65 70.3% Delaware 14 1.52 80.7% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.3% Florida 444 2.23 98.5% Georgia 70 0.69 90.8% Kentucky 19 0.44 68.8% Louisiana 33 0.72 75.7% Maryland 103 1.72 94.3% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 96 0.96 94.0% Oklahoma 43 1.1 81.2% South Carolina 49 1.02 88.5% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.4% Texas 191 0.71 94.7% Virginia 105 1.26 93.5% West Virginia 9 0.49 34.4%

South States
State stats for the first name PETER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 19 0.65 70.3%
Delaware 14 1.52 80.7%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.3%
Florida 444 2.23 98.5%
Georgia 70 0.69 90.8%
Kentucky 19 0.44 68.8%
Louisiana 33 0.72 75.7%
Maryland 103 1.72 94.3%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 96 0.96 94.0%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 81.2%
South Carolina 49 1.02 88.5%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.4%
Texas 191 0.71 94.7%
Virginia 105 1.26 93.5%
West Virginia 9 0.49 34.4%
 

Full Names with PETER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PETER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PETER.

The most popular full name is James PETER. 6.37% of all the people named PETER have this given name.

There are 375 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James PETER 6.37%
2 Joseph PETER 4.37%
3 David PETER 2.85%
4 John PETER 2.66%
5 Michael PETER 2.38%
6 Joyce PETER 2.28%
7 Richard PETER 2.19%
8 Mark PETER 1.71%
9 Daniel PETER 1.43%
10 Adam PETER 1.24%
11 Stephen PETER 1.24%
12 Christopher PETER 1.14%
13 Jack PETER 1.05%
14 Jay PETER 1.05%
15 Andrew PETER 0.95%
16 Charles PETER 0.86%
17 Ralph PETER 0.76%
18 Tom PETER 0.76%
19 Carl PETER 0.67%
20 Max PETER 0.67%