Perfirio Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Perfirio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perfirio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Perfirio (37) may also be a first name.

Perfirio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perfirio occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Perfirio.

How Common Is The Last Name Perfirio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Perfirio live; 100 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America. Perfirio is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Perfirio is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Perfirio is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 50 percent are found, Paraná, where 25 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and Uruguay, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porfirio8846,730/
Parfirio882/
Prefirio881/
Pirfirio881/
Perferio881/
Porfhirio8214/
Porfirrio822/
Porfeirio821/
Porrfirio821/
Porfirieo821/
Perferi80156/
Perfira8046/
Porfiria75308/
Porferio75186/
Perfeira755/
Porfireo752/
Porfyrio751/
Porphirio71533/
Perfyra672/
Porphiria591/
Porfhyria591/
Peyreferry5620/
Preferi532/
Porferia504/

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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 Perfirio
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