Pernald Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pernald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pernald Last Name Facts

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

Pernald is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernald? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pernald is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pernald reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Pernald is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Pernald is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 33 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 33 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 33 percent reside. Besides Sweden it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernal921,194/
Pernold86271/
Perneal869/
Pernaul865/
Pernall863/
Piernal861/
Pernale861/
Pernail861/
Peernal861/
Pernhall8024/
Pernausl803/
Pernault803/
Pernalte803/
Pearnall800/
Pırnal77336/
Pernol7731/
Pirnal774/
Prenal771/
Pernausel756/
Pernattel751/
Přehnal7148/
Pornold7117/
Pernoll7110/
Prehnal717/
Parnold711/
Pernole711/
Pernholt6710/
Prenault671/
Pernoult671/
Prenol6235/
Pirnol621/
Prenoile530/

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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
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  • 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 Pernald
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