Perney Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Perney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9101:72,99210,214
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Perney (14) may also be a first name.

Perney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perney (Russian: Перней) has its highest incidence in France. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Perney.

How Common Is The Last Name Perney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,700th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Perney live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 910 people, or 1 in 72,992. In France it is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 34 percent live, Grand Est, where 23 percent live and Île-de-France, where 16 percent live. Apart from France this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Perney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perney surname expanded 568 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perney surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Perney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,233 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierney926/
Pferney923/
Perne911,107/
Perny91290/
Perinney860/
Pernet837,288/
Perner833,918/
Pernes832,470/
Pernez83206/
Pierne83198/
Preney83182/
Perneş83165/
Pearne83159/
Parney83142/
Pernea83127/
Pernei83122/
Pernie8397/
Pernej8369/
Pernay8362/
Perneu8359/
Perhne8358/
Pernee8351/
Pergne8323/
Pernye8323/
Perned8316/
Perneș838/
Pierny834/
Pernae833/
Porney833/
Pirney832/
Pernuy832/
Pernyi831/
Pernys831/
Pherne831/
Perrne831/
Pernoe830/
Pernne830/
Pernny830/
Pernett772,212/
Peremne77472/
Pearner77293/
Pernesz77138/
Pferner7783/
Pernesh7754/
Pergner7745/
Perenne7743/
Perinne7728/
Pernecz7721/
Pernetz7718/
Pharney7718/
Pernejo7712/
Piernay772/
Perness772/
Pherner771/
Peerner771/
Phearne771/
Peränne771/
Perrnet771/
Perneet771/
Pernest771/
Perniya771/
Pernner771/
Perimne771/
Piernei771/
Pernher770/
Perrnie770/
Phirney770/
Phreney770/
Perna7326,079/
Perni733,489/
Parne73872/
Porne73229/
Perný73168/
Perná73167/
Perné7343/
Prene7326/
Pirny734/
Pirne733/
Pyrne732/
Pärne731/
Perennes71917/
Perennez7167/
Pernesch7113/
Pernehed716/
Pernnett715/
Peernaya711/
Pernejad711/
Perienne711/
Pirnieya711/
Petrynne711/
Petrinny711/
Peerhnay711/
Perrinne710/
Pernas675,485/
Pirner672,044/
Pirnes671,350/
Pernat671,060/
Pirnay67911/
Pornea67737/
Pirnie67684/
Pörner67577/
Pierna67503/
Pernis67370/
Perniš67298/
Pernai67287/
Pirnea67244/
Parnay67243/
Pernau67232/
Pernaa67134/
Pyrnge67102/
Parnea67100/
Pharne6783/
Peerna6780/
Pierni6777/
Pyrneu6764/
Pernah6732/
Pernão6729/
Pörnye6729/
Prenje6728/
Parneh6728/
Parnei6726/
Phorne6725/
Pyreny6725/
Pornoy6722/
Perniß6721/
Pernoj6721/
Perniz6718/
Pyrene6714/
Prenay6714/
Parnoy6710/
Parnee6710/
Pernou6710/
Parnie679/
Pahrne678/
Pernaz677/
Pernaß677/
Pernès676/
Pörnyi676/
Peerni675/
Pernio675/
Parnne674/
Pernni674/
Pherni673/
Pernoi673/
Pearni673/
Perrennes673/
Porrne672/
Pornay672/
Pierné672/
Pernit672/
Pernás672/
Pernìa672/
Paerna672/
Pirneu671/
Peirni671/
Pyrner671/
Pernaj671/
Pernii671/
Pirnei671/
Pirnez671/
Phrene671/
Parneu671/
Porneh671/
Pernga671/
Perzna671/
Pernna671/
Pirnae671/
Pirneh671/
Pärner671/
Prenea671/
Prenei671/
Pirnej671/
Prenee671/
Pornuy671/
Peernh671/
Pehhernei670/
Pornny670/
Pairne670/
Pyrnne670/
Pyrnie670/

Perney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perney in the Russian language
Пернейpernej-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perney
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