Pernholm Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pernholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Pernholm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernholm is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pernholm.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernholm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Pernholm are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Pernholm is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 60 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 40 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 8 percent reside and Norway, where 8 percent reside.

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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 Pernholm
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