Pernecker Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pernecker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernecker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1261:67,58310,403
Hungary901:109,07010,434
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pernecker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernecker is found most frequently in Austria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernecker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 942,947th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pernecker are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 67,583. In Austria it is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 48 percent live, Burgenland, where 33 percent live and Vorarlberg, where 9 percent live. Aside from Austria it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perneker9433/
Pernecke945/
Pirnecker8913/
Pernekker8911/
Pernecher892/
Prenecker891/
Pernecký82136/
Pernecká82114/
Pernecky8234/
Pernecka823/
Pernecki821/
Perniker820/
Piernicke7811/
Perneki75158/
Perneky751/
Pernická71463/
Pernický71292/
Pernicka71190/
Pernesky7159/
Pernicki7118/
Pernicky7111/
Perneski715/
Pernechi712/
Parniker711/
Perniske711/
Prenicke710/
Piernicki67915/
Piernicka6724/
Piernicky6718/
Pernickij671/

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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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  • 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 Pernecker
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