Perlman Surname

68,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Perlman Surname Definition:

(German) Pearl man; one who buys and sells pearls or beads; the husband of Perl (pearl).

Perlman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4891:55,8576,670
Canada3021:122,00512,798
South Africa861:629,97347,084
England621:898,67846,462
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Australia341:793,99150,673
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
France61:11,070,454349,096
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Perlman (26) may also be a first name.

Perlman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Pearl man; one who buys and sells pearls or beads; the husband of Perl (pearl).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perlman Last Name Facts

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

Perlman (Russian: Перлман) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Perlman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perlman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,859th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,010,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Perlman are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Perlman is also the 2,084,397th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,489 people, or 1 in 55,857. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 21 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Perlman occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Perlman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perlman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 58,991 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perlman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Perlman are 41.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perlman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning R 276,156 per year; in United States they earn 31.5% more than the national average, earning $56,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.76% more than the national average, earning $77,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearlman938,102/
Perelman932,349/
Perilman93115/
Perlmann9382/
Perleman9312/
Perllman934/
Paerlman932/
Pierlman931/
Perlmasn931/
Perelmann8820/
Perlemann889/
Perelmane884/
Pearlmann880/
Parlman8641/
Perlmam861/
Perlmon861/
Parelman8082/
Parleman8013/
Parilman809/
Perllmam801/
Perilmán801/
Perelmam801/
Porhlmann750/
Perlemoine71124/
Parlmon710/
Parlemon674/

Perlman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perlman in the Russian language
Перлманperlman-

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