Pernam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pernam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pernam (40) may also be a first name.

Pernam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernam is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernam? popularity and diffusion

Pernam is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pernam is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pernam live; 50 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pernam is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. Outside of Belgium it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Pernam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pernam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pernam last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parnam83372/
Pernan8326/
Pernom8320/
Prenam8311/
Pirnam833/
Pornam832/
Peernngam804/
Parnham772,557/
Poernom7759/
Piernan775/
Pernand774/
Parnaim773/
Perrnan771/
Peernan771/
Pernain771/
Pernang771/
Pornham770/
Pernann770/
Pernatin7119/
Pernheim7118/
Phetrnan711/
Perinnan711/
Parnnaum711/
Pernon67143/
Prenom6771/
Pernão6729/
Pornom677/
Prenan671/
Parnom671/
Pirnan670/
Piernon6228/
Pernong623/
Pirnant622/
Porneim621/
Pornoum621/
Pearnon621/
Pyrenean5715/
Parnheim575/
Pornnoum574/
Perñatin574/
Pirnahan571/
Pirnanova537/
Phornnoum534/
Pfirrnann532/
Prenon5022/
Pirnon5020/

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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
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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 Pernam
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