Perley Surname

237,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Perley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1521:314,63428,773
Canada4261:86,4929,570
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Israel191:450,40234,739
England171:3,277,533109,658
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6241:80,4798,473

Perley (880) may also be a first name.

Perley Last Name Facts

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

Perley (Russian: Перлей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Perley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,729th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,317,267 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Perley are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 274,086th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 880 people.

The surname Perley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,152 people, or 1 in 314,634. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Perley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perley surname rose 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Perley surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Perley surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Perley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearley92167/
Perzley9211/
Pierley920/
Perle911,628/
Perly91254/
Pherlley861/
Perles831,887/
Porley831,563/
Perler83837/
Parley83715/
Perloy83432/
Perlee83344/
Pierle83333/
Pearle83304/
Perlei83248/
Perlet83212/
Perlea83161/
Pearly83150/
Perlez83124/
Perlie8354/
Petrle8338/
Perlyi8338/
Pirley8325/
Perleß8324/
Perloe8322/
Perlya8317/
Perlay839/
Pierly837/
Preley835/
Perlyz835/
Peirle834/
Perlly833/
Perlep832/
Perliy831/
Peerly831/
Perlue831/
Pherle831/
Perlle831/
Perleh831/
Peerle831/
Perlye831/
Pherly831/
Peyrle831/
Pehrle830/
Pferly830/
Perrly830/
Perrle830/
Perille77383/
Perelle77253/
Perleth77145/
Pearles7761/
Perless7744/
Perelly7741/
Perlett7739/
Pierlay7738/
Perhler7717/
Perilly7714/
Perletz7713/
Perleah777/
Perlych775/
Peerles773/
Pearlie773/
Pearlee773/
Pearler773/
Perleij773/
Perleus773/
Peerler772/
Perliya772/
Perlaya771/
Perleas771/
Pherles771/
Pettrle771/
Pfeerle771/
Perhles771/
Pharley771/
Pairley771/
Perlytė771/
Perlaje771/
Perlehe771/
Poehrle771/
Pierlly771/
Perlaeh771/
Parlley770/
Pearlet770/
Parhley770/
Perlgoy770/
Pearely770/
Pierlie770/
Perleer770/
Perllie770/
Perla7324,980/
Parle732,948/
Perli732,782/
Porle73323/
Pirly73170/
Prele73160/
Pärle7349/
Pirle7314/
Pyrly7312/
Pyrle735/
Perlé732/
Perlá731/
Pîrle731/
Pērle731/
Peerless71621/
Perrelle71469/
Peyrille71208/
Petrelle71151/
Petrille71128/
Pearless71123/
Perelles7136/
Perillie7118/
Perrelly7115/
Perellie7114/
Perrille7112/
Peurelle719/
Perleová712/
Pearllie711/
Pherelle711/
Peirille711/
Peerlees711/
Periller711/
Perilles711/
Perlagie711/
Perlayah711/
Parelley710/
Perlas679,401/
Pirlea671,954/
Parlee671,653/
Pirlet671,167/
Peerla671,141/
Perlis67832/
Parlea67642/
Pîrlea67613/
Porlay67281/
Pierli67254/
Perilleux67235/
Petrla67180/
Porloy67177/
Pearla67171/
Parleh67112/
Perlla6796/
Parlay6792/
Pirles6786/
Pyrlya6776/
Perlau6764/
Pierlé6763/
Peyrilles6746/
Perlat6739/
Perlia6734/
Pyrliy6731/
Perrilles6729/
Peyriller6727/
Parluy6723/
Perlah6722/
Pirler6718/
Parlie6718/
Prelee6717/
Paerli6714/
Prelyi6714/
Pierrelle6713/
Peurla6711/
Perlaš6710/
Peerli679/
Perlli679/
Pirlye679/
Pearli678/
Petrelles678/
Prelyy677/
Pharle677/
Perhla677/
Porlei677/
Perlid677/
Prehle675/
Perlai675/
Perruelle675/
Parloy674/
Perlaz674/
Perlès674/
Perlit674/
Pierla673/
Pirlya672/
Pitrle672/
Pettrelle672/
Perlés672/
Pytrle671/
Pperla671/
Perlui671/
Peyrli671/
Perellesh671/
Pirlie671/
Paarle671/
Perlad671/
Porlee671/
Porleh671/
Pierlè671/
Perłys671/
Pirlej671/
Porlle671/
Perloa671/
Parlyi671/
Parleu670/
Perlip670/
Pirlee670/
Pirloy670/

Perley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perley in the Russian language
Перлейperlej-

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Perley Reference & Research

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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 Perley
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