Pearl Surname
Approximately 21,701 people bear this surname
Pearl Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal name; Middle English petit, a precious gem.
Thomas Perle, Close Rolls, 17 Edward III.
1805. Married — Matthew Pearl and Sarah Ellen Morris: St. George, Hanover Square.
Read More About This SurnamePearl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,089 | 1:32,686 | 4,080 |
| Israel | 2,380 | 1:3,596 | 494 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| England | 1,077 | 1:51,735 | 6,374 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Canada | 614 | 1:60,009 | 7,069 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Botswana | 568 | 1:3,850 | 549 |
| Australia | 447 | 1:60,393 | 7,317 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 320 | 1:2,397,079 | 77,570 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Ireland | 65 | 1:72,445 | 4,480 |
| Cambodia | 47 | 1:329,514 | 3,626 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 619 | 1:39,379 | 5,026 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,766 | 1:28,436 | 3,477 |
Pearl (164,439) may also be a first name.
Pearl Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal name; Middle English petit, a precious gem.
Thomas Perle, Close Rolls, 17 Edward III.
1805. Married — Matthew Pearl and Sarah Ellen Morris: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) a name from the Jewel [Middle English perle, French perle] Thomas Perle.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1343.
(German, English) Descendant of Perle (pearl); one who came from Perl (pearl), in Germany.
The name may have been applied metaphorically, like the baptismal Marguerite or Margaret, which signifies the same thing.
John and Tustin Peril or Perol, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Egidias and Richard Perles, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Danish, Perle; from the German, Perl, Pirle; from the Dutch, Perlee; from the Flemish, Perlau; personal name Perlo in the Domesday Book.
Pearl Demographics
Average Pearl Salary in
United States
$46,338 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pearl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pearl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pearl (Arabic: برل, Hindi: पर्ल, Marathi: पल) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pearl? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pearl is the 24,878th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 335,816 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Pearl are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,402nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 164,439 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,089 people, or 1 in 32,686. In The United States Pearl is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 11 percent live and Myanmar, where 9 percent live.
Pearl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pearl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 542 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pearl Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Pearl surname are 38.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pearl earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning R 263,700 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $60,866 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pearl Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl in the Hindi language | ||
| पर्ल | parla | 90 |
| पैरल | pairala | 10 |
| Pearl in the Marathi language | ||
| पल | pala | 37.5 |
| पेअलर् | pe'alar | 25 |
| िपरल | iparala | 12.5 |
| पेरल | perala | 6.25 |
| परेल | parela | 6.25 |
| पेअरल | pe'arala | 6.25 |
| पली | pali | 6.25 |
| Pearl in the Arabic language | ||
| برل | brl | - |
| بيرل | byrl | - |
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