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Where Does The Last Name Per Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Per (Bengali: পের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺮ, Hindi: पेर, Marathi: पेर, Oriya: େପର) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also be found as: Peř. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Per? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Per is the 74,517^th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,104,508 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Per live; 23 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,749^th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 280,593 people.

This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 1,177 people, or 1 in 65,236. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent live, Gilan Province, where 11 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Iran this surname is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 12 percent live and Guatemala, where 10 percent live.

Per Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Per has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Per Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Per surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Per earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.86% more than the national average, earning 539,407 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 143.65% more than the national average, earning R 579,000 per year; in United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,006 CAD per year.