Perels Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Perels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Pérels (10), Pêrels (2) & Peréls (1) are calculated separately.

Perels Last Name Facts

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

Perels is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pérels, Pêrels or Peréls. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perels is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Perels reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Perels is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Perels is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent reside, Western Cape, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 2 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Perels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perels has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Perels last name fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perels Last Name Statistics demography

Perels earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.6% less than the national average, earning R 105,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pérels9410/
Pêrels942/
Peréls941/
Paerels9293/
Perrels9243/
Peirels924/
Peraels922/
Perelse921/
Perls91150/
Perelles8636/
Perrells8615/
Pereglis861/
Petrells860/
Perles831,887/
Perils83495/
Pearls8326/
Preles8325/
Parels837/
Perlsø834/
Porels833/
Perelz831/
Peyrls831/
Pirels831/
Petrelles808/
Perielles801/
Perriells801/
Pearles7761/
Perless7744/
Peerles773/
Pierles771/
Parrels771/
Perhles771/
Pherles771/
Petrellese75266/
Perlz733/
Parls733/
Porls731/
Peerless71621/
Pearless71123/
Parelles712/
Porelles711/
Perilles711/
Petrills711/
Parrells710/
Pierless710/
Perlez67124/
Peyrilles6746/
Perrilles6729/
Perleß6724/
Pearlz676/
Prelez675/
Petrllese671/
Perlesová671/
Pharls670/

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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
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  • 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 Perels
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