Per Forename
3,749th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 280,593 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden
Per Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 100% | 160,650 | 1:61 | 4 |
| Norway | 100% | 59,571 | 1:86 | 3 |
| Denmark | - | 43,928 | 1:129 | 19 |
| United States | 100% | 2,818 | 1:128,650 | 5,290 |
| Pakistan | 93% | 2,457 | 1:79,104 | 3,846 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,229 | 1:78,664 | 1,832 |
| Finland | 100% | 1,080 | 1:5,077 | 589 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1,071 | 1:65,421 | 6,432 |
| Estonia | 96% | 648 | 1:2,030 | 446 |
| England | 100% | 491 | 1:113,244 | 4,119 |
| Poland | 95% | 424 | 1:89,687 | 2,012 |
| India | 66% | 418 | 1:2,906,407 | 133,820 |
| Netherlands | 99% | 402 | 1:42,045 | 3,054 |
| Canada | 100% | 398 | 1:83,250 | 4,551 |
| Afghanistan | 95% | 394 | 1:82,801 | 3,131 |
| Brazil | 100% | 390 | 1:549,323 | 17,450 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 358 | 1:58,098 | 5,853 |
| France | 100% | 304 | 1:218,652 | 3,414 |
| Greenland | - | 286 | 1:197 | 27 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 254 | 1:32,337 | 1,774 |
| Indonesia | - | 248 | 1:1,040,176 | 63,804 |
| Australia | - | 246 | 1:55,519 | 2,529 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Russia | 95% | 210 | 1:686,827 | 6,760 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 158 | 1:192,721 | 11,279 |
| Belgium | 100% | 135 | 1:85,111 | 3,184 |
| Spain | 100% | 128 | 1:363,515 | 5,444 |
| Philippines | 78% | 113 | 1:938,137 | 26,038 |
| Egypt | - | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Italy | 67% | 108 | 1:565,390 | 5,824 |
| Portugal | - | 101 | 1:103,078 | 2,758 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 77 | 1:7,325 | 680 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 68 | 1:153,401 | 6,921 |
| Israel | 57% | 67 | 1:125,417 | 4,868 |
| Ukraine | 82% | 64 | 1:710,936 | 2,701 |
| China | - | 57 | 1:23,965,891 | 60,619 |
| Japan | - | 56 | 1:2,285,465 | 20,708 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 55 | 1:33,512 | 1,111 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 55 | 1:893 | 196 |
| South Africa | 100% | 49 | 1:1,112,911 | 40,913 |
| Ireland | 100% | 41 | 1:113,257 | 2,677 |
| Singapore | - | 41 | 1:153,343 | 8,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 38 | 1:214,535 | 18,185 |
| Scotland | 100% | 35 | 1:152,868 | 3,016 |
| Malta | - | 28 | 1:15,334 | 1,292 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Austria | 100% | 24 | 1:354,758 | 3,899 |
| Iceland | 100% | 24 | 1:15,251 | 1,184 |
| Mexico | 100% | 24 | 1:5,172,684 | 20,497 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 24 | 1:7,398,515 | 98,458 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 17 | 1:1,398,217 | 44,417 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Hong Kong | - | 15 | 1:516,848 | 4,412 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| South Korea | - | 14 | 1:396,030 | 11,136 |
| Greece | 100% | 13 | 1:841,119 | 8,698 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 11 | 1:79,189 | 2,418 |
| Vietnam | 50% | 10 | 1:9,262,311 | 4,040 |
| Wales | 100% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Ethiopia | - | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| Mozambique | - | 9 | 1:3,027,040 | 2,336 |
| Azerbaijan | 67% | 8 | 1:1,205,368 | 16,287 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 7 | 1:2,324,761 | 25,689 |
| Colombia | - | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Liberia | 67% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Turkey | 100% | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| Monaco | - | 6 | 1:6,411 | 917 |
| Albania | - | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Cameroon | 67% | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Jordan | - | 5 | 1:1,765,355 | 7,450 |
| Romania | - | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| East Timor | - | 4 | 1:304,594 | 432 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| New Zealand | - | 4 | 1:1,134,011 | 10,998 |
| Tanzania | - | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Bahamas | - | 3 | 1:133,123 | 2,262 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Latvia | - | 3 | 1:671,882 | 3,893 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Nicaragua | - | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Peru | 50% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Serbia | 100% | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Czechia | 81% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Pér (2) are calculated separately.
Per (6,598) may also be a surname.
Per Forename Popularity
Per Demographics
Per Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 632 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pér | 89 | 2 | / |
| Petr | 86 | 1,115,130 | / |
| Peer | 86 | 107,329 | / |
| Pier | 86 | 72,540 | / |
| Pere | 86 | 30,343 | / |
| Pear | 86 | 2,086 | / |
| Pehr | 86 | 1,121 | / |
| Pher | 86 | 461 | / |
| Pert | 86 | 371 | / |
| Peir | 86 | 308 | / |
| Perr | 86 | 120 | / |
| Perh | 86 | 50 | / |
| Perz | 86 | 27 | / |
| Perp | 86 | 22 | / |
| Peur | 86 | 17 | / |
| Perd | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pper | 86 | 4 | / |
| Peyr | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vper | 86 | 3 | / |
| Pger | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peër | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pe | 80 | 70,837 | / |
| Pierr | 75 | 408 | / |
| Petrė | 75 | 307 | / |
| Perre | 75 | 287 | / |
| Pe'er | 75 | 267 | / |
| Phear | 75 | 174 | / |
| Peare | 75 | 144 | / |
| Pheer | 75 | 72 | / |
| Phier | 75 | 44 | / |
| Peart | 75 | 37 | / |
| Peere | 75 | 33 | / |
| Peire | 75 | 33 | / |
| Petër | 75 | 31 | / |
| Phere | 75 | 30 | / |
| Petrr | 75 | 23 | / |
| Perhe | 75 | 22 | / |
| Phetr | 75 | 20 | / |
| Peetr | 75 | 17 | / |
| Peyre | 75 | 14 | / |
| Peard | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pierh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Petrt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Peerd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ppeer | 75 | 4 | / |
| Peirr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Peitr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pherd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pehtr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peerr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pearh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Perrt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peerh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ppetr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pheir | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peyrt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peytr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pettr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pet'r | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peatr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pierz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Piehr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phert | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pesre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peehr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peerz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pearz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppert | 75 | 1 | / |
| P'per | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfeer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pferd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pherr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pethr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petrì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perzh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perzs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perrp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pertt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petrë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pherz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peesr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perdt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vpeer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pei | 67 | 957,793 | / |
| Pir | 67 | 100,044 | / |
| Pär | 67 | 16,887 | / |
| Pie | 67 | 16,398 | / |
| Phe | 67 | 7,411 | / |
| Pet | 67 | 7,312 | / |
| Pee | 67 | 5,041 | / |
| Pey | 67 | 4,933 | / |
| Pep | 67 | 4,737 | / |
| Pea | 67 | 2,877 | / |
| Peh | 67 | 2,733 | / |
| Peu | 67 | 2,657 | / |
| Pes | 67 | 1,376 | / |
| Pre | 67 | 1,155 | / |
| Ped | 67 | 608 | / |
| Peirre | 67 | 174 | / |
| Pej | 67 | 146 | / |
| Pez | 67 | 91 | / |
| Pyr | 67 | 83 | / |
| Pje | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hpe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Perova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pierrz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pearre | 67 | 26 | / |
| Perowa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pge | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ppe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pfe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pjr | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bpe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pheere | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vpe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paheer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peettr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pearhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pierrr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pierrë | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pée | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peatrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bpeere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geeper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peerdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phierr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phgehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pïerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paeewr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peerzr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pejtër | 67 | 1 | / |
Per Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Per in the Russian language | ||
| Пьер | per | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Per