Pearls Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pearls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pearls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pearls (43) may also be a first name.

Pearls Last Name Facts

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

Pearls occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearls? popularity and diffusion

Pearls is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Pearls are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Pearls is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent are found and Western Cape, where 48 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Pearls Last Name Statistics demography

Pearls earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.73% less than the national average, earning R 57,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearles9261/
Perls91150/
Parls913/
Pearless86123/
Perles831,887/
Perils83495/
Perels83104/
Parles8396/
Parels837/
Pearlz836/
Perlsø834/
Peyrls831/
Parlse831/
Peréls831/
Pharls830/
Pharles772,638/
Paerels7793/
Perless7744/
Perrels7743/
Peierls777/
Parrles776/
Peirels774/
Peerles773/
Peraels772/
Pherles771/
Perhles771/
Parless771/
Parrels771/
Parlesz771/
Pierles771/
Perelse771/
Perlz733/
Peerless71621/
Perelles7136/
Perrells7115/
Pharless714/
Parelles712/
Pereglis711/
Perilles711/
Petrills711/
Parilles710/
Petrells710/
Parrells710/
Pargills710/
Pierless710/
Perlez67124/
Pirles6786/
Peyrilles6746/
Perrilles6729/
Preles6725/
Perleß6724/
Pérels6710/
Petrelles678/
Parlez672/
Pêrels672/
Parrilles671/
Pirels671/
Perelz671/
Petrllese671/
Perielles671/
Perriells671/
Perlesová671/
Pourls670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Pearls
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