Pergens Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pergens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pergens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pergens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pergens is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pergens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Pergens live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pergens is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 209,030. In Belgium Pergens is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside.

Pergens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pergens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pergens surname expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pergens Last Name Statistics demography

Pergens earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

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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 Pergens
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