Pernias Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Pernias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3271:142,97310,671
France451:1,476,060142,161
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pernías (18) are calculated separately.

Pernias Last Name Facts

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

Pernias occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Pernías. For other possible spellings of Pernias click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 648,005th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Pernias are found; 70 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Pernias is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 142,973. In Spain Pernias is most prevalent in: Murcia, where 38 percent reside, Catalonia, where 24 percent reside and Andalusia, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Spain this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernías9518/
Pernia9235,643/
Pornias86429/
Perniac865/
Perniaz862/
Prenias861/
Pernioa861/
Pergnas861/
Parnias861/
Phernia861/
Preniasz8011/
Pirnia77788/
Pernea77127/
Pernía7799/
Pernya7714/
Prenia7712/
Pernio775/
Pèrnia771/
Perñia771/
Pirniea7150/
Pirniaa7145/
Phrenia719/
Perneau719/
Pearnya712/
Prenjas711/
Porñias711/
Parniaz711/
Perneay711/
Pirnieaz671/
Pirniaha671/
Pirnea62244/
Prenio62184/
Prenja6229/
Pirniazova591/
Prrenja578/
Pyrrnya571/
Prenyea571/
Perrneoud501/

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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
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  • 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 Pernias
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