Pernel Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pernel Surname Definition:

V. Parnell The mod. French péronnelle = hussy, gossip, chatterer.

Pernel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8111:81,90211,608
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Pernel (294) may also be a first name.

Pernel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Parnell The mod. French péronnelle = hussy, gossip, chatterer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pernel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernel is found most in France. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pernel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernel? popularity and diffusion

Pernel is the 403,615th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Pernel are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 514,566th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 294 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 811 people, or 1 in 81,902. In France it is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 29 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 1 percent are found.

Pernel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pernel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pernel surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pernel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pernel surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pernel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $51,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernell923,445/
Perneel92393/
Perniel9210/
Petrnel928/
Pernuel921/
Pernelt920/
Pearnel920/
Pearnell867/
Pernnell861/
Pernniel860/
Peurnell860/
Perrnell860/
Pernil83623/
Pornel83536/
Parnel83230/
Prenel8365/
Pirnel8317/
Parnell7730,173/
Preneel7776/
Prenell7741/
Pornell778/
Parrnel771/
Perniol771/
Pernilh771/
Pirnell771/
Perngli771/
Pernill770/
Piornel770/
Phornell713/
Parnnell713/
Parrnell712/
Parneell711/
Parnelll710/
Porrnell710/
Pornil673/
Prenil671/
Pajrnl670/
Parnll670/
Parnill6265/
Přehnil6220/
Prehnil621/
Parrinl621/
Phrenil621/

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