Perity Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Perity Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perity Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2211:44,4184,726
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

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

Perity (29) may also be a first name.

Perity Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perity occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Périty. Click here to see other potential spellings of Perity.

How Common Is The Last Name Perity? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perity is the 930,678th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Perity live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Perity is also the 1,951,561st most common first name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 44,418. In Hungary Perity is mostly concentrated in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 66 percent reside, Budapest, where 28 percent reside and Pest County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Hungary it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Perity Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perity has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Perity last name rose 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Perity
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