Perlitz Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Perlitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perlitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4321:186,35521,688
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Perlitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perlitz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perlitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 510,276th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. Perlitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Perlitz are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Perlitz is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 186,355. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside. Not including Germany Perlitz is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Perlitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perlitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perlitz last name expanded 847 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perlitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perlitz surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Perlitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.59% less than the national average, earning R 57,996 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.42% less than the national average, earning $39,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perluiz8695/
Parlitz8685/
Prelitz8621/
Perlicz8614/
Perletz8613/
Perlaiz8611/
Perlits862/
Perlitsh8040/
Perlitch8026/
Perlić77601/
Perlic77214/
Perlez77124/
Perlič7724/
Perlyz775/
Parliz774/
Perlitsch753/
Perlich71745/
Petrlić71604/
Preletz7170/
Prelicz7137/
Perleci7110/
Petrlič712/
Prelitsch635/
Parlić62444/
Porlez625/
Prelič625/
Perlec624/
Parlez622/
Pirlic622/
Parlič621/
Pirlici57192/
Prelich57191/
Pirlich57109/
Pirleci5797/
Pîrlici5762/
Prelecz5722/
Pîrleci5721/
Perlych575/
Pyrlich574/
Parleaz574/
Perleche531,233/
Parletts530/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Perlitz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis