Perigo Surname

185,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Perigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9771:370,99232,902
Philippines6261:161,72226,621
Brazil3771:567,83621,214
England991:562,80934,447
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Canada551:669,92054,285
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belize11:355,4743,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:135,72612,894

The alternate forms: Périgo (20) & Perigó (3) are calculated separately.

Perigo Last Name Facts

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

Perigo (Russian: Периго) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Périgo or Perigó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perigo is the 185,255th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,185,116 people. The surname Perigo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Perigo are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 977 people, or 1 in 370,992. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 15 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Perigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perigo surname expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perigo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perigo last name are 19.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perigo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.51% more than the national average, earning R 364,788 per year; in United States they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $40,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Périgo9420/
Perigó943/
Perrigo922,378/
Pherigo92536/
Perigot92120/
Petrigo9222/
Perigoj927/
Perigoi922/
Pereigo921/
Peerigo921/
Perigos921/
Perigod921/
Periego920/
Perigois86326/
Perrigot86260/
Perriggo8658/
Perrigoy8620/
Perigoud861/
Perrigoo860/
Perego8322,327/
Periga83133/
Parigo8354/
Pirigo8322/
Porigo833/
Perugo832/
Pherreigo8011/
Perrigois803/
Perigoult801/
Peregoy771,226/
Perrego77153/
Petriga77152/
Peyriga7747/
Perrygo7746/
Peeriga7741/
Pieriga7713/
Parigoh7711/
Perhugo773/
Parrigo773/
Périgot772/
Pariego771/
Porigou771/
Paraigo771/
Petrego771/
Parigoy771/
Pirigoi771/
Pérrigo771/
Pirrigo770/
Perriga770/
Pherego770/
Pheriga770/
Peregoz770/
Perigaud71505/
Parriego71190/
Petrigáč7126/
Perigaut7125/
Perigaux717/
Peregood716/
Périgois715/
Pérriggo714/
Perryggo712/
Pereinga711/
Petrigač711/
Peregoud711/
Porriego711/
Pherriga710/
Perygood710/
Perreggo710/
Perregoy710/
Peruga67882/
Pariga67668/
Perigault67565/
Peryga67323/
Perrigaud67302/
Piriga6760/
Pairigois6712/
Pérego679/
Petrigash677/
Poriga676/
Parego675/
Pirego674/
Perega673/
Porego673/
Pirugo671/
Parugo670/

Perigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perigo in the Russian language
Перигоperigo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perigo
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