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 surname Perle (Marathi: पेरले, Russian: Перле) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Perlé or Pērle. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 244,645th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,476,380 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 6,433 people.

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

Perle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perle last name 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 bearing the Perle surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perle last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.66% being registered with the political 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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