Perlmutter Surname
Approximately 4,381 people bear this surname
Perlmutter Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from the name of a female ancestor) In most cases a dealer in mother of pearl assumed this name, but sometimes one whose mother’s name was Pearl adopted this as a family name.
Read More About This SurnamePerlmutter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,938 | 1:123,369 | 13,138 |
| Israel | 1,043 | 1:8,205 | 1,286 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Perlmutter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from the name of a female ancestor) In most cases a dealer in mother of pearl assumed this name, but sometimes one whose mother’s name was Pearl adopted this as a family name.
User-submitted Reference
In german, Perle means Pearl and Mutter means Mother. Perlmutter means "mother-of-pearl", the inside part of a Shell that is used to do objects like buttons etc. "Perelmutter","Perelmuter" etc are variations of the same word.
- matheusperelmutterPerlmutter Demographics
Average Male Perlmutter Height
175.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Perlmutter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perlmutter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perlmutter (Russian: Перльмуттер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Perlmutter.
How Common Is The Last Name Perlmutter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,651st most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,663,443 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Perlmutter are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,938 people, or 1 in 123,369. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Perlmutter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Perlmutter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 36,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Perlmutter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Perlmutter last name are 42.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.95% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Perlmutter earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.6% more than the national average, earning $55,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.54% more than the national average, earning $84,727 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearlmutter | 95 | 173 | / |
| Perlmuter | 95 | 164 | / |
| Perelmutter | 95 | 91 | / |
| Perilmutter | 95 | 13 | / |
| Perlmutte | 95 | 1 | / |
| Perelmuter | 90 | 572 | / |
| Perlemuter | 90 | 4 | / |
| Perlmitter | 90 | 1 | / |
| Pearlmuter | 90 | 1 | / |
| Perilmuter | 90 | 1 | / |
| Parlmutter | 90 | 1 | / |
| Pearlmutte | 90 | 1 | / |
| Perlmuther | 90 | 0 | / |
| Perelmouter | 86 | 3 | / |
| Perelmotter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pereelmuter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Perelmute | 84 | 4 | / |
| Perelmiter | 80 | 31 | / |
| Perelmooter | 76 | 2 | / |
Perlmutter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perlmutter in the Russian language | ||
| Перльмуттер | perlmutter | - |
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Footnotes
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