Periton Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Periton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Periton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

Periton (26) may also be a first name.

Periton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Periton (Russian: Перитон) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Periton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Periton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Periton are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles. Periton is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is most numerous in: Surrey, where 29 percent are found, Devon, where 23 percent are found and Kent, where 17 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Periton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Periton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Periton surname rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Periton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Periton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Periton in the Russian language
Перитонperiton-

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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 Periton
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