Pernell Surname

131,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Pernell Surname Definition:

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

Pernell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2971:109,93611,988
England411:1,358,97760,528
Finland231:238,98719,121
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Dominica21:37,946685
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6291:79,8398,418

Pernell (2,972) may also be a first name.

Pernell 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

Pernell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pernell is the 131,236th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,115,398 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pernell are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 132,894th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,972 people.

Pernell is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,297 people, or 1 in 109,936. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Pernell exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Pernell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pernell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pernell last name increased 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pernell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pernell surname are 14.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pernell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.02% less than the national average, earning R 75,996 per year; in United States they earn 16.26% less than the national average, earning $36,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $41,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearnell937/
Pernnell931/
Peurnell930/
Perrnell930/
Pernel92869/
Parnell8630,173/
Perneel86393/
Prenell8641/
Perniel8610/
Petrnel868/
Pornell868/
Pernuel861/
Pirnell861/
Pearnel860/
Pernill860/
Pernelt860/
Phornell803/
Parnnell803/
Parrnell802/
Parneell801/
Parnelll800/
Pernniel800/
Porrnell800/
Pernil77623/
Pornel77536/
Parnel77230/
Prenel7765/
Pirnel7717/
Parnll770/
Preneel7176/
Parnill7165/
Perniol711/
Perngli711/
Parrnel711/
Pernilh711/
Piornel710/
Pornil623/
Prenil621/
Pajrnl620/
Přehnil5720/
Prehnil571/
Parrinl571/
Phrenil571/

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