Pernella Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pernella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy691:886,32966,402
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pernella (271) may also be a first name.

Pernella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pernella is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pernella.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pernella is the 2,075,631st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Pernella are found; 84 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 540,009th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 271 people.

The last name Pernella is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 886,329. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Lazio, where 70 percent are found and Campania, where 30 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy Pernella exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 6 percent are found.

Pernella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pernella has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pernella surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pernella Last Name Statistics demography

Pernella earn significantly more than the average income. In Italy they earn 27.53% more than the national average, earning €38,298 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernelle88830/
Pernilla88281/
Pernelli8841/
Parnella8839/
Pernello881/
Paernilla821/
Pernillo75899/
Parnello7580/
Prenelle7567/
Pernille7522/
Prenilla756/
Pirnelli754/
Pornilla752/
Parnilla751/
Pernlo7115/
Pärnla719/
Pornillia711/
Perenllei711/
Prenellee711/
Pernler6728/
Perinli6723/
Porenla677/
Parenla675/
Parinla673/
Pernles672/
Perenlei631,933/
Perenlii6345/
Perenlee634/
Peremlei631/
Parnillo631/
Parrinnello631/
Pornillo631/
Perrenlot590/
Pirenli53118/
Parnlou536/
Parnley533/
Pärnlid532/
Pirnley530/
Pirimlli501/
Phornley501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pernella
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