Pereton Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pereton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pereton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France441:1,509,607143,950
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Pereton Last Name Facts

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

Pereton occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pereton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pereton live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,509,607. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 93 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 2 percent are found. Outside of France this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Pereton
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