Perl Surname
Approximately 7,847 people bear this surname
Perl Surname Definition:
(German, English) Descendant of Perle (pearl); one who came from Perl (pearl), in Germany.
Perl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,183 | 1:113,873 | 12,322 |
| Germany | 2,246 | 1:35,844 | 4,740 |
| Austria | 847 | 1:10,054 | 1,327 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Luxembourg | 184 | 1:3,155 | 405 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| Hungary | 95 | 1:103,329 | 9,926 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Russia | 90 | 1:1,601,367 | 107,342 |
| Switzerland | 87 | 1:94,401 | 10,260 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 1:2,881,353 | 23,780 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 182 | 1:275,927 | 22,362 |
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.
Perl Demographics
Perl Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Perl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Perl (Marathi: पेरल, Russian: Перл) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pérl. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Perl? popularity and diffusion
Perl is the 63,823rd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 928,705 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Perl reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 258,094th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 975 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,183 people, or 1 in 113,873. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 31 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.
Perl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Perl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perl last name increased 1,749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 644 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Perl Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Perl last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (73%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Perl last name are 39.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.22% being registered to vote for the political 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
Perl Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perl in the Marathi language | ||
| पेरल | perala | - |
| Perl in the Russian language | ||
| Перл | perl | - |
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