Perinu Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Perinu Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from an hypocoristic dialectal form of the name Piera, probably holded by the matriarch. The surname Pirina is Sardinian, peculiar of Gallura.

Perinu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
France191:3,495,933219,029
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Perinu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from an hypocoristic dialectal form of the name Piera, probably holded by the matriarch. The surname Pirina is Sardinian, peculiar of Gallura.

- chloepirina

Perinu Last Name Facts

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

Perinu is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perinu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Perinu is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Perinu live; 59 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,108,851. In Italy Perinu is mostly found in: Sardinia, where 62 percent live, Lombardy, where 24 percent live and Piedmont, where 10 percent live. Besides Italy this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 34 percent live and Portugal, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perinus923/
Perinou921/
Petrinu921/
Perinaud86105/
Petrinou8632/
Perinaux8610/
Pirinu8348/
Parinu8330/
Perenu834/
Porinu831/
Perunu831/
Perrinaud80110/
Peyrinaud8051/
Perrinaux803/
Petrinous801/
Piringu771,940/
Pereanu77431/
Perainó778/
Parainu776/
Pirineu772/
Pisrinu771/
Périnau771/
Pyrinou771/
Perenou771/
Perrinó771/
Perenus771/
Perengu771/
Perignault751/
Petreanu711,558/
Périnaud7112/
Pereneus711/
Perrenou711/
Petrenus711/
Pyrineus711/
Perenoud711/
Perrenoud672,734/
Parenu6717/
Peregnaud679/
Porenu677/
Perrenaud676/
Parunu676/
Pirenu671/
Perrenout671/
Petreanou671/
Payrinaud670/

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