Peril Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peril Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6381:158,68126,169
Papua New Guinea2231:36,5644,367
Guatemala551:292,4124,441
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
France261:2,554,720189,486
England181:3,095,448105,421
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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

Peril (413) may also be a first name.

Peril Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peril (Hindi: पेरिल, Marathi: पेिरल, Oriya: େପରିଲ, Russian: Периль) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Péril. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peril? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peril is the 355,117th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Peril live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 423,230th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 413 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 158,681. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Caraga, where 47 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 24 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Guatemala, where 5 percent reside.

Peril Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Peril surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péril931/
Periol91156/
Periel91113/
Perill9149/
Perril9143/
Pejril9140/
Petril9131/
Pergil9119/
Pearil9117/
Peruil9111/
Pheril912/
Perilh911/
Perzil911/
Perl897,847/
Perrill83500/
Petrill83236/
Perriel83102/
Perriol83100/
Perrild8330/
Perigli8316/
Pierzil838/
Pheriol834/
Poeriel834/
Pethril831/
Petrzil831/
Pierril831/
Perrilt830/
Pearl8021,701/
Perel802,149/
Paril801,743/
Piril80967/
Perzl80723/
Perlt80192/
Peyrl80129/
Perll8084/
Peirl8043/
Pesrl8041/
Pierl8034/
Paerl8031/
Pferl8031/
Poril8016/
Perlő8015/
Peerl8010/
Perrl803/
Peryl803/
Poerl802/
Peurl802/
Petrl802/
Pyril801/
Pperl801/
Perld800/
Perilova7744/
Pherrill7728/
Petrel73798/
Perrel73538/
Pariel73406/
Perell73333/
Perzel73321/
Perlet73212/
Poriel73201/
Peyrel73195/
Pierel73108/
Pejřil7392/
Peruel7385/
Pierzl7347/
Parill7341/
Paerel7336/
Pahril7320/
Parril7312/
Poerel739/
Pajril735/
Piriel735/
Piriol735/
Pergli735/
Peirel734/
Petryl732/
Perrll732/
Paaril732/
Pereel732/
Perlep732/
Pearll731/
Peerll731/
Peirll731/
Perelh731/
Pitril731/
Phiril731/
Perleh731/
Peerel731/
Pesrel731/
Peryol731/
Perehl731/
Périol731/
Phetrl731/
Pearel730/
Peresl730/
Perillová714/
Pierrel672,054/
Perlova671,054/
Parrill67967/
Perrell67747/
Pirl67607/
Petrell67462/
Parl67219/
Porrill67175/
Parriel67170/
Perleth67145/
Perreul67140/
Pärl6762/
Perruel6753/
Perlová6751/
Perlett6739/
Porl6731/
Poiriel6730/
Petrzel6725/
Peregli6716/
Peurell6713/
Perzell675/
Pőpperl674/
Pearell672/
Peirrel672/
Petrelt672/
Perlowa672/
Pherell671/
Pierell671/
Pettrel671/
Peytrel671/
Pérl671/
Pearlpp671/
Pyrl671/
Pearlet670/
Pereell670/
Pharill670/

Peril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peril in the Hindi language
पेरिलperila-
Peril in the Oriya language
େପରିଲeparila-
Peril in the Marathi language
पेिरलpeirala-
Peril in the Russian language
Перильperil-

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