Perlin Surname

140,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Perlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2331:293,96527,244
Brazil7651:279,83610,787
France3671:180,98828,195
Russia2121:679,82658,189
Canada981:375,97533,576
Mexico831:1,495,49616,204
Italy651:940,87268,025
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
England321:1,741,18971,393
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Austria111:774,13064,097
Israel111:777,96750,646
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Perlín (8) are calculated separately.

Perlin (845) may also be a first name.

Perlin Last Name Facts

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

Perlin (Russian: Перлин) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Perlín. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 140,218th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,288,802 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Perlin reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 280,595th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 845 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,233 people, or 1 in 293,965. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Perlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perlin last name expanded 11,209 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Perlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Perlin surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Perlin surname are 7.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Perlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84% less than the national average, earning R 38,028 per year; in United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $55,657 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perlín948/
Perlina92408/
Perling92289/
Pearlin9252/
Petrlin9228/
Pherlin927/
Perlind925/
Perlinn925/
Perglin924/
Perrlin921/
Peerlin921/
Pereglin86124/
Pearling8616/
Perlienė866/
Pearlina862/
Perellin861/
Perlling860/
Peerling860/
Parlin831,742/
Perlen8376/
Perlim8365/
Perlyn8352/
Pärlin8347/
Prelin8331/
Pyrlin8313/
Porlin832/
Peerlinck80252/
Peirlinck80181/
Perlinova803/
Pearlingh801/
Perillion801/
Perillina801/
Pirling7797/
Pearlyn7758/
Perlyna7746/
Pörling7741/
Pyrlina7716/
Perlynn7710/
Pharlin773/
Pirlien771/
Pierlyn771/
Parlien771/
Perlene770/
Perrlen770/
Pearlen770/
Perrillion751/
Porln731/
Parln730/
Pearlene712/
Perellën711/
Perlleng711/
Pearleen711/
Parlen6754/
Parlén679/
Perlynova678/
Perlínová677/
Perlem672/
Parlhn670/

Perlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perlin in the Russian language
Перлинperlin-

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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 Perlin
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