Perdigão Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
São Tomé and Príncipe
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Perdigão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perdigão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
São Tomé and Príncipe101:17,742994
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Perdigão Last Name Facts

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

Perdigão occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perdigão? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Perdigão occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Perdigão reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Luso-Central Africa.

This last name is most common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,742. In São Tomé and Príncipe it is most prevalent in: São Tomé, where 100 percent reside. Apart from São Tomé and Príncipe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perdigon886,233/
Perdigou8812/
Perdigom881/
Perdigoa881/
Perdigone8216/
Perdiga803/
Perdigan7578/
Perdigón7552/
Perdegon759/
Perdigau753/
Perdigha751/
Perdigaj751/
Pérdigon751/
Perdigas751/
Pierdegon711/
Prediga6731/
Perdegas6316/
Pirdegon633/
Perdegan631/

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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 Perdigão
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis