Pernilla Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Pernilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2491:64,5892,476
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Pernilla (11,643) may also be a first name.

Pernilla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pernilla is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernilla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 935,326th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pernilla live; 89 percent live in Central America and 89 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 55,305th most common first name worldwide, held by 11,643 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 64,589. In Guatemala Pernilla is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 80 percent live and Sacatepéquez Department, where 16 percent live. Apart from Guatemala it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Pernilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pernilla last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Pernilla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $28,783,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paernilla941/
Pernillo88899/
Pernella8882/
Pernille8822/
Prenilla886/
Pornilla882/
Parnilla881/
Pornillia821/
Pernelle75830/
Pernelli7541/
Parnella7539/
Pernello751/
Parnillo751/
Pornillo751/
Pernlo7115/
Pärnla719/
Perenllei711/
Pernler6728/
Perinli6723/
Porenla677/
Parenla675/
Parinla673/
Pernles672/
Perenlei631,933/
Parnello6380/
Prenelle6367/
Perenlii6345/
Perenlee634/
Pirnelli634/
Pirimlli631/
Prenellee591/
Perrenlot590/
Pirenli53118/
Parnlou536/
Parnley533/
Pirimli533/
Pärnlid532/
Pirnley530/
Phornley501/
Peremlei501/

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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 Pernilla
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