Perlow Surname
Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname
Perlow Surname Definition:
(from the name of a female ancestor) It means “descended from Perl.” Other variations are Perlowsky, Perlin, Perles, Perlstein, Perlzweig, Persky.
Perlow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,126 | 1:321,900 | 29,332 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Perlow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a female ancestor) It means “descended from Perl.” Other variations are Perlowsky, Perlin, Perles, Perlstein, Perlzweig, Persky.
Perlow Demographics
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Perlow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perlow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Perlow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perlow? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 308,737th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,963,622 people. The surname Perlow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Perlow live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Perlow is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,126 people, or 1 in 321,900. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 25 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Perlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Perlow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 14,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Perlow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Perlow surname are 42.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.28% being registered with the political party.
The amount Perlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.33% less than the national average, earning R 77,640 per year and in United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,851 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierlow | 92 | 11 | / |
| Perlowa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Pearllow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Perlov | 83 | 1,738 | / |
| Parlow | 83 | 1,685 | / |
| Prelow | 83 | 259 | / |
| Perlof | 83 | 35 | / |
| Perłow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Perlaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Porlow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Perlova | 77 | 1,054 | / |
| Perloff | 77 | 466 | / |
| Perlovs | 77 | 29 | / |
| Parhlow | 77 | 2 | / |
| Preloow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perlaws | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perloft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parlov | 67 | 907 | / |
| Prelov | 67 | 297 | / |
| Pirlov | 67 | 22 | / |
| Porlov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Perłów | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pyrlov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parloff | 62 | 10 | / |
| Pyorlov | 62 | 7 | / |
| Parlyov | 62 | 4 | / |
| Pirlova | 62 | 3 | / |
| Pyorlova | 57 | 2 | / |
| Parellaw | 57 | 1 | / |
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