Periaux Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Periaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Periaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Périaux (1) are calculated separately.

Periaux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Periaux is found most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms: Périaux. For other possible spellings of Periaux click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Periaux? popularity and diffusion

The surname Periaux is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Periaux are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Periaux is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 45 percent are found, Normandy, where 40 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Aside from France Periaux is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 21 percent are found and Finland, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Périaux951/
Perriaux93161/
Petriaux93103/
Perieaux932/
Periau925/
Perriau86397/
Periaut8687/
Perioux8638/
Perieau866/
Poriaux863/
Pariaux861/
Parriaux80534/
Perriaud80191/
Periault8041/
Perrioux8019/
Parieaux802/
Perrieau802/
Pétriaux802/
Periou77442/
Piriau771/
Perriault75146/
Pierrieau7548/
Pheriault754/
Perieault751/
Pergeau7134/
Pirioux7115/
Perjoiu715/
Pherriault712/
Petriou711/
Petrious671/
Périault671/
Pierriou671/
Perayyau671/
Perrioud671/
Poiriault638/
Périou6219/
Pyriou621/
Peryou621/
Poirriault592/
Pirriou571/

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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 Periaux
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