Perigord Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Perigord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perigord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1951:340,62951,332
Bahamas641:6,121584
Canada561:657,95753,499
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Périgord (6) are calculated separately.

Perigord Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perigord is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Périgord. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perigord? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Perigord reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Perigord is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 340,629. In France Perigord is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 49 percent live, Occitanie, where 21 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Barring France Perigord occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Perigord Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Perigord earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 50.78% less than the national average, earning $21,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.09% less than the national average, earning $44,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Périgord966/
Perigor935/
Perigard8891/
Peregord8866/
Perigaard8212/
Perrigard825/
Peregort7519/
Peraigar754/
Périgard751/
Perrygor750/
Peregore750/
Perregaard67137/
Peregar6719/
Paerregaard633/
Paregard632/
Pyrygard631/
Perzegar631/

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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 Perigord
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