Pernille Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pernille Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Pernille (25,183) may also be a first name.

Pernille Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernille (Arabic: بيرنيل) occurs most in Denmark. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernille? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pernille reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia. Pernille is also the 31,825th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 25,183 people.

Pernille is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 403,194. In Denmark Pernille is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 86 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 14 percent reside. Barring Denmark it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 9 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernelle88830/
Pernilla88281/
Perenllei821/
Pernler8028/
Pernles802/
Pernilh801/
Pernele801/
Pernail801/
Perenlei751,933/
Parnelle7588/
Pernella7582/
Prenelle7567/
Pernelli7541/
Perenlee754/
Parnilli750/
Prenoile750/
Prenellee711/
Parnnelle710/
Parnellee710/
Perinli6723/
Perneal679/
Parnley673/
Parnlee671/
Pirnley670/
Perenlii6345/
Parnelli6314/
Pirnelli634/
Peremlei631/
Phornley631/
Pirimlli631/
Parrenle630/
Parrnelli5914/
Pärnla579/
Pornly571/
Pirenli53118/
Pirimli533/
Pärnlid532/

Pernille Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pernille in the Arabic language
بيرنيلbyrnyl-

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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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  • 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 Pernille
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