Pernah Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pernah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pernah (158) may also be a first name.

Pernah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pernah is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pernah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pernah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pernah is also the 730,165th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 158 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia Pernah is primarily found in: West Java, where 53 percent are found, Lampung, where 44 percent are found and Aceh, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernach92267/
Perna9126,079/
Pernas835,485/
Pernat831,060/
Pierna83503/
Pernai83287/
Pernau83232/
Pernaa83134/
Pernea83127/
Peerna8380/
Pernay8362/
Pirnah8322/
Parnah8319/
Pernaz837/
Pernaß837/
Pernìa832/
Paerna832/
Pernaj831/
Pernga831/
Perzna831/
Pernna831/
Pernaud77185/
Pyrnach77157/
Pernaut77127/
Piernau7742/
Pernatt7716/
Perenna7715/
Pernaus772/
Piernay772/
Pernaiz772/
Pernaux772/
Pirnach771/
Peirnas771/
Pernauz771/
Pernoha771/
Pergnas771/
Pernajs771/
Pernioa771/
Pernoch771/
Pernais771/
Parnaha771/
Parna733,594/
Porna732,004/
Perno731,588/
Pirna731,121/
Pärna73605/
Prena73455/
Perná73167/
Petrėnas71148/
Parnahaj7116/
Parnahay7113/
Pirnasch7111/
Pernosch716/
Pernault713/
Perinnad712/
Perneaut711/
Peerhnay711/
Pernaitz710/
Pernot677,527/
Pirnat671,672/
Perney671,179/
Pierno671,101/
Pirnay67911/
Pornea67737/
Pirnau67509/
Pernod67472/
Parnau67280/
Pirnea67244/
Parnay67243/
Pernei67122/
Parnea67100/
Pyrnat6797/
Perneu6759/
Prenđa6752/
Parnai6746/
Pärnat6731/
Pernão6729/
Pernoj6721/
Prenay6714/
Pernou6710/
Pernos678/
Pirnai677/
Parhna676/
Prenai676/
Parnna674/
Pornna674/
Pernoi673/
Pirnaz673/
Pernoo673/
Pirnas673/
Pyrnai673/
Pornay672/
Perinneau672/
Pernás672/
Parnoh672/
Pyrnga671/
Perrno671/
Pirnna671/
Paarna671/
Perñat671/
Prenau671/
Prenea671/
Pornaï671/
Pornha671/
Pornoh671/
Perenneau670/

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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 Pernah
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