Perl Surname

63,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Perl Surname Definition:

(German, English) Descendant of Perle (pearl); one who came from Perl (pearl), in Germany.

Perl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1831:113,87312,322
Germany2,2461:35,8444,740
Austria8471:10,0541,327
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Luxembourg1841:3,155405
France1171:567,71676,560
England1031:540,95233,556
Hungary951:103,3299,926
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Switzerland871:94,40110,260
Australia841:321,37727,634
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Pakistan621:2,881,35323,780
Poland571:666,82057,730
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
India391:19,668,343291,059
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Chile331:533,83313,415
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

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

Perl (975) may also be a first name.

Perl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English) Descendant of Perle (pearl); one who came from Perl (pearl), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perl (Marathi: पेरल, Russian: Перл) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Pérl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 63,823rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 928,705 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Perl reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Perl is also the 258,094th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 975 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,183 people, or 1 in 113,873. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 31 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Nevada, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States Perl exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Perl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perl surname rose 1,749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 644 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Perl surname are 39.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.22% registered with the party.

The amount Perl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 239.92% more than the national average, earning R 807,768 per year; in United States they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning $50,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.19% more than the national average, earning $71,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pérl921/
Pearl8921,701/
Perel892,149/
Peril891,024/
Perzl89723/
Perlt89192/
Peyrl89129/
Perll8984/
Peirl8943/
Pesrl8941/
Pierl8934/
Paerl8931/
Pferl8931/
Perlő8915/
Peerl8910/
Perrl893/
Peryl893/
Poerl892/
Peurl892/
Petrl892/
Pperl891/
Perld890/
Petrel80798/
Perrel80538/
Perell80333/
Perzel80321/
Perlet80212/
Peyrel80195/
Periol80156/
Periel80113/
Pierel80108/
Peruel8085/
Perill8049/
Pierzl8047/
Perril8043/
Pejril8040/
Paerel8036/
Petril8031/
Pergil8019/
Pearil8017/
Peruil8011/
Poerel809/
Pergli805/
Peirel804/
Petryl802/
Perrll802/
Pheril802/
Pereel802/
Perlep802/
Pearll801/
Peerll801/
Peirll801/
Perelh801/
Perilh801/
Perleh801/
Peerel801/
Pesrel801/
Peryol801/
Perzil801/
Perehl801/
Phetrl801/
Pearel800/
Peresl800/
Pirl75607/
Parl75219/
Pärl7562/
Porl7531/
Pyrl751/
Pierrel732,054/
Perlova731,054/
Perrell73747/
Perrill73500/
Petrell73462/
Petrill73236/
Perleth73145/
Perreul73140/
Perriel73102/
Perriol73100/
Perruel7353/
Perlová7351/
Perlett7339/
Perrild7330/
Petrzel7325/
Perigli7316/
Peregli7316/
Peurell7313/
Pierzil738/
Perzell735/
Pheriol734/
Pőpperl734/
Poeriel734/
Pearell732/
Peirrel732/
Petrelt732/
Perlowa732/
Pherell731/
Pethril731/
Pierell731/
Pettrel731/
Peytrel731/
Petrzil731/
Pierril731/
Pearlpp731/
Pearlet730/
Perrilt730/
Pereell730/
Porel6753,429/
Parel677,669/
Paril671,743/
Piril67967/
Pirzl67301/
Pirel67235/
Pearrell67176/
Prele67160/
Pfarl67121/
Pérel6770/
Pärle6749/
Perilova6744/
Paarl6736/
Pherrill6728/
Pirll6720/
Poril6716/
Pyryl6716/
Pärlå6710/
Pohrl676/
Perelova675/
Paërl675/
Perylova675/
Phirl674/
Parll673/
Perleová672/
Pirrl672/
Parhl672/
Porhl671/
Porll671/
Pherrell671/
Pierreel671/
Payrl671/
Perelová671/
Pyril671/
Péril671/
Phorl671/
Pierrell670/
Pfirl670/
Pharl670/

Perl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perl in the Marathi language
पेरलperala-
Perl in the Russian language
Перлperl-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Perl
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis