Perle Surname

244,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Perle Surname Definition:

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

Perle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:759,87259,214
Brazil2561:836,22830,212
Austria2141:39,7926,389
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France511:1,302,406132,002
Latvia511:40,1976,121
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
India281:27,395,192354,286
Estonia271:48,9569,235
England191:2,932,529101,561
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Perlé (2) & Pērle (1) are calculated separately.

Perle (6,433) may also be a first name.

Perle 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

Perle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perle (Marathi: पेरले, Russian: Перле) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Perlé or Pērle. Click here for further potential spellings of Perle.

How Common Is The Last Name Perle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 244,645th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,476,380 people. Perle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Perle reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,934th most commonly held given name globally, held by 6,433 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States Perle is most common in: Nevada, where 22 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Perle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Perle are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perle earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.74% more than the national average, earning $53,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 237.07% more than the national average, earning $167,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perlé932/
Pērle931/
Perles911,887/
Perley911,688/
Perler91837/
Perlee91344/
Pierle91333/
Pearle91304/
Perile91296/
Perlei91248/
Perlet91212/
Perlea91161/
Perlez91124/
Perlie9154/
Perele9139/
Petrle9138/
Perleß9124/
Peirle914/
Perlep912/
Pherle911/
Perlle911/
Perleh911/
Peerle911/
Peyrle911/
Pehrle910/
Perrle910/
Perille83383/
Perelle83253/
Peraile83180/
Pearley83167/
Perleth83145/
Pearles8361/
Perless8344/
Perlett8339/
Petrele8331/
Petrile8319/
Perhler8317/
Perrile8316/
Perletz8313/
Perzley8311/
Perrele8310/
Perilhe836/
Peerles833/
Pearlie833/
Pearlee833/
Pearler833/
Perleij833/
Peerler832/
Pereale832/
Pearile831/
Perleas831/
Pherles831/
Pettrle831/
Pfeerle831/
Pereile831/
Perhles831/
Perlehe831/
Poehrle831/
Pierley830/
Pearlet830/
Pierlie830/
Perleer830/
Perllie830/
Perla8024,980/
Parle802,948/
Perli802,782/
Porle80323/
Perly80254/
Prele80160/
Pärle8049/
Pirle8014/
Pyrle805/
Perlá801/
Pîrle801/
Peerless77621/
Perrelle77469/
Peyrille77208/
Petrelle77151/
Petrille77128/
Pearless77123/
Perelles7736/
Perillie7718/
Perellie7714/
Peyrilhe7712/
Perrille7712/
Peurelle779/
Peruilhe773/
Perleová772/
Pearllie771/
Pherelle771/
Pferrele771/
Petraile771/
Petrilhe771/
Peirille771/
Peerlees771/
Periller771/
Perilles771/
Pherlley771/
Pirlea731,954/
Parlee731,653/
Porley731,563/
Pirlet731,167/
Peerla731,141/
Pergel73833/
Perlis73832/
Parley73715/
Parlea73642/
Pîrlea73613/
Perloy73432/
Pierli73254/
Pearla73171/
Pearly73150/
Parleh73112/
Perlla7396/
Pirles7386/
Pierlé7363/
Perlyi7338/
Perlia7334/
Pirley7325/
Pergil7319/
Pirler7318/
Parlie7318/
Prelee7317/
Perlya7317/
Pirele7315/
Pereal7314/
Perail7314/
Paerli7314/
Peruil7311/
Peerli739/
Perlli739/
Perlay739/
Pearli738/
Pharle737/
Perhla737/
Pierly737/
Porlei737/
Perlid737/
Prehle735/
Preley735/
Perlai735/
Perlyz735/
Perlès734/
Perlit734/
Perlly733/
Pierla733/
Pitrle732/
Pereil732/
Piryle732/
Perlés732/
Perhel732/
Perliy731/
Peerly731/
Pytrle731/
Pperla731/
Perlui731/
Peyrli731/
Perelh731/
Perilh731/
Pirile731/
Pirlie731/
Paarle731/
Porlee731/
Porleh731/
Pierlè731/
Pirlej731/
Porlle731/
Perloa731/
Pherly731/
Parleu730/
Perlip730/
Pferly730/
Pirlee730/
Perrly730/
Peyrilles7146/
Perrilles7129/
Peyriller7127/
Pierrelle7113/
Petrelles718/
Petrehele718/
Perruelle715/
Pettrelle712/
Perellesh711/
Perilla6714,874/
Perilli674,908/
Perelli673,326/
Perella671,839/
Perlich67745/
Parelle67168/
Perreal67141/
Perreul67140/
Porelle67138/
Perluiz6795/
Peruilh6765/
Perlish6755/
Parille6753/
Perelly6741/
Pierlay6738/
Perliss6735/
Pirille6725/
Perlitt6724/
Peerlla6716/
Pairele6714/
Perilly6714/
Peretel6714/
Perlaiz6711/
Peresel679/
Perecel676/
Parlleh676/
Perlych675/
Pericel675/
Poirler674/
Pirelle673/
Pearail673/
Petroil673/
Pearlui672/
Petrelh672/
Peerlaa671/
Peirlla671/
Perlaya671/
Perllia671/
Perettl671/
Perhill671/
Pharley671/
Parleah671/
Perluis671/
Parylle671/
Pairley671/
Petrliz671/
Perzhel671/
Perîlla671/
Pergell671/
Perreil671/
Perlytė671/
Perlisz671/
Perecil671/
Pirrile671/
Pérelle671/
Pierlly671/
Parlley670/
Pearlia670/
Parhley670/
Perlgoy670/
Perlgoi670/
Perrlli670/
Pearely670/
Pirlett670/

Perle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perle in the Marathi language
पेरलेperale-
Perle in the Russian language
Перлеperle-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perle
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