Pearlman Surname

62,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Pearlman Surname Definition:

(German) An Anglicized form of Perlman, q.v.

Pearlman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4201:66,8747,787
Israel1,9911:4,298624
England2911:191,47116,969
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Australia1141:236,80422,158
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Finland101:549,67032,186
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Pearlman (25) may also be a first name.

Pearlman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) An Anglicized form of Perlman, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pearlman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pearlman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pearlman occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearlman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pearlman is the 62,006th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 899,475 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Pearlman reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

Pearlman is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,420 people, or 1 in 66,874. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Pearlman occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 25 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Pearlman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pearlman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pearlman surname rose 24,636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,386 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pearlman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pearlman surname are 39.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.7% registered with the party.

The amount Pearlman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.92% more than the national average, earning R 636,672 per year; in United States they earn 27.73% more than the national average, earning $55,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.54% more than the national average, earning $76,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearlmann940/
Perlman937,210/
Parlman9341/
Perelman882,349/
Perilman88115/
Perlmann8882/
Parelman8882/
Parleman8813/
Perleman8812/
Parilman889/
Perllman884/
Paerlman882/
Pierlman881/
Perlmasn881/
Perelmann8220/
Perlemann829/
Perelmane824/
Perlmon801/
Perlmam801/
Parlmon800/
Parlemon754/
Perilmán751/
Perllmam751/
Perelmam751/
Parlemont717/
Parlemond714/
Perlemoine67124/

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Pearlman Reference & Research

Pearlman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pearlman
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