Pergament Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Pergament Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) In German Pergament is “parchment” and preserves the original Latin word which referred to Pergamon, an ancient city in Asia Minor, where this item originated. The name was assumed by a scribe.
Pergament Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 308 | 1:1,176,815 | 84,096 |
| Israel | 71 | 1:120,530 | 13,243 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Pergament Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) In German Pergament is “parchment” and preserves the original Latin word which referred to Pergamon, an ancient city in Asia Minor, where this item originated. The name was assumed by a scribe.
Pergament Demographics
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Pergament Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pergament Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pergament (Russian: Пергамент) is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pergament.
How Common Is The Last Name Pergament? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 594,812th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Pergament reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Pergament is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 1,176,815. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 32 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.
Pergament Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pergament has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pergament last name grew 10,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pergament Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pergament last name are 7.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.27% registered with the political party.
Pergament earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.46% more than the national average, earning $67,944 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyergamyent | 90 | 4 | / |
| Pargament | 89 | 133 | / |
| Perhament | 89 | 19 | / |
| Pergamant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Percament | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pergamn | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pergamentova | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bergamento | 84 | 3 | / |
| Pergamin | 82 | 26 | / |
| Pargment | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bergamont | 78 | 4 | / |
| Prachment | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bargamento | 74 | 3,752 | / |
| Bergamante | 74 | 22 | / |
| Bergamonti | 74 | 5 | / |
| Bargamenta | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bragamente | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bargamente | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bragamento | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bergamonte | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bergaminto | 74 | 1 | / |
| Parachment | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pergamim | 71 | 4 | / |
| Parcment | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bergmont | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bargamiento | 70 | 3 | / |
| Baargamento | 70 | 1 | / |
| Baragamento | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bargmento | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bergamo Neto | 67 | 1 | / |
Pergament Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pergament in the Russian language | ||
| Пергамент | pergament | - |
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