Pernice Surname

112,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pernice Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,4101:25,3764,520
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
France3021:219,94334,150
Argentina1641:260,63121,036
Israel491:174,64617,612
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Australia351:771,30649,759
England121:4,643,172139,951
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Pernice (94) may also be a first name.

Pernice Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pernice is found most in Italy. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernice? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,718th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,773,989 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pernice are found; 59 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 980,251st most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 2,410 people, or 1 in 25,376. In Italy Pernice is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 36 percent live, Sicily, where 34 percent live and Lazio, where 10 percent live. Beside Italy it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Pernice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pernice has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pernice surname rose 7,073 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pernice Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pernice last name are 4.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pernice earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning €29,957 per year; in United States they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $49,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $55,190 CAD per year.

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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 Pernice
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