I think there is more evidence that Simon Magus was the “Simon” in much of the Catholic Church history rather than Simon Peter.
Because of that strong undercurrent in the Bible, I can see where you are coming from. 'Peter' or PATR/PETR is a pagan title going all the way back, so a Samaritan magi named Simon PETR is not surprising. And the road from Samaria to at least Pergamum was certainly well paved - Samaria lost it's dominance in the Mystery Religions to Pergamum, which, in this precise timeframe, was being subsumed by Rome. What a coincidence, eh?