PETERS is ranked as the 180th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 166,026.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 52.07 people named PETERS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PETERS is
158,524, the rank is 190
and the proportion per 100k Americans named PETERS is 49.76.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
PETERS is
85.2% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
9.4% Black,
0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 1.3% 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 PETERS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name PETERS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETERS
The state with the most people named
PETERS is
California where
15,474 people have this name.
Nebraska is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named PETERS, as
128.85 in every 100,000
Nebraskans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Wisconsin.
Nebraska 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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Carolina
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
4 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETERS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
7,951
61.72
99.9%
Indiana
4,149
62.89
99.9%
Iowa
3,206
103.18
99.9%
Kansas
2,053
70.71
99.8%
Michigan
6,438
64.97
99.9%
Minnesota
3,632
66.55
99.9%
Missouri
1,130
37.74
98.8%
Nebraska
2,424
128.85
99.9%
North Dakota
322
43.5
98.9%
Ohio
7,698
66.39
99.9%
South Dakota
1,043
122.3
99.8%
Wisconsin
5,345
92.84
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name PETERS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
526
71.34
99.4%
Arizona
4,019
59.7
99.9%
California
15,474
39.88
99.9%
Colorado
2,857
53.34
99.8%
Hawaii
602
42.41
99.5%
Idaho
601
36.78
99.1%
Montana
690
67.44
99.6%
Nevada
1,449
51.04
99.7%
New Mexico
739
35.42
99.1%
Oregon
2,623
66.06
99.8%
Utah
1,035
35.18
99.1%
Washington
3,892
55.12
99.9%
Wyoming
289
49.49
98.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETERS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,278
35.53
99.7%
Maine
733
55.14
99.0%
Massachusetts
3,126
46.34
99.8%
New Hampshire
860
64.79
99.6%
New Jersey
3,304
36.97
99.8%
New York
9,903
50.15
99.9%
Pennsylvania
8,859
69.28
100.0%
Rhode Island
538
50.96
99.3%
Vermont
404
64.44
99.4%
South States
State stats for the first name PETERS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PETERS 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 PETERS.
The most popular full name is John PETERS.
1.87% of all the people named PETERS
have this given name.
There are 3733 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETERS