Perahan Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Perahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 162 | 1:473,966 | 28,688 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Perahan (27) may also be a first name.
Perahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Perahan occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Perahan is the 1,359,010th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Perahan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Perahan is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 27 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 473,966. In Iran Perahan is most prevalent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 30 percent live, Lorestan Province, where 30 percent live and Tehran Province, where 29 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
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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 Perahan
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