Pernan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Pernan (51) may also be a first name.

Pernan Last Name Facts

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

Pernan is most common in The Philippines. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Pernan are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name world-wide, held by 51 people.

The last name Pernan is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 6,749,215. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 60 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 7 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piernan925/
Pernand924/
Pernang921/
Pernain921/
Perrnan921/
Peernan921/
Pernann920/
Pernatin8619/
Phetrnan861/
Perinnan861/
Parnan83393/
Pernon83143/
Pornan8366/
Pernam834/
Prenan831/
Pirnan830/
Piernon7728/
Parnhan774/
Pernong773/
Parnain772/
Pirnant772/
Pearnon771/
Pyrenean7115/
Pirnahan711/
Paarnann711/
Parnahan710/
Pornon6788/
Parnon6775/
Pernão6729/
Prenon6722/
Pernom6720/
Pirnon6720/
Pirnanova677/
Pirnam673/
Pfirrnann672/
Parnhon621/
Pirnoon621/
Pernheim5718/
Perñatin574/

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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 Pernan
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