Perning Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Perning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Perning (29) may also be a first name.

Perning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perning occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Perning is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Perning live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 2,361,593. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Bali, where 82 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 14 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 16 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Perning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perning last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernin923,769/
Parning86113/
Prening8644/
Pernäng869/
Porning864/
Pernina862/
Pernion861/
Phetrnin805/
Perninck802/
Pernen776/
Prenin774/
Pernim773/
Pyrnin771/
Perninova752/
Perneen7110/
Parneng712/
Piernen711/
Pharneng6721/
Pernenova631/
Prenen62379/
Pernem622/
Pernenkova591/

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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 Perning
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis