Perington Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Perington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Perington Last Name Facts

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

Perington occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Perington is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Perington reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Perington is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 35 percent reside, Colorado, where 19 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Perington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perington last name increased 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perington surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Perington earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perrington95368/
Pherington950/
Pherrington901/
Parington8915/
Porington891/
Pirington891/
Parrington841,532/
Porrington847/
Pharington840/
Phorrington801/
Pirinctane639/

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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 Perington
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