Perlow Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:321,90029,332
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Perlow Last Name Facts

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

Perlow occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perlow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perlow is the 308,737th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Perlow live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread 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 are found, Maryland, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Perlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perlow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 14,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perlow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perlow last name are 42.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.28% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierlow9211/
Perlowa922/
Pearllow861/
Perlov831,738/
Parlow831,685/
Prelow83259/
Perlof8335/
Perłow831/
Perlaw831/
Porlow830/
Perlova771,054/
Perloff77466/
Perlovs7729/
Parhlow772/
Preloow771/
Perlaws771/
Perloft771/
Parlov67907/
Prelov67297/
Pirlov6722/
Porlov674/
Perłów671/
Pyrlov671/
Parloff6210/
Pyorlov627/
Parlyov624/
Pirlova623/
Pyorlova572/
Parellaw571/

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