Pernisa Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Pernisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pernisa (12) may also be a first name.

Pernisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pernisa is most common in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pernisa is the 2,061,309th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Pernisa live; 80 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Luso-South America. Pernisa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil Pernisa is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 89 percent reside, Bahia, where 5 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Pernisa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 35 percent reside and Italy, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernica861,067/
Parnisa8689/
Pernisi8669/
Pernise8627/
Perniza862/
Pornisa861/
Pirnisa861/
Perniso861/
Pernisco80328/
Pernizza8094/
Pernecia8082/
Pernisie8033/
Pernicia8032/
Pernicha8029/
Prenisha801/
Parnisha801/
Perniszi801/
Pernice714,108/
Pernici711,105/
Pernico7116/
Pirnica716/
Porniso713/
Prenisi711/
Pornusa711/
Parniso711/
Pernese710/
Prenise710/
Pernezha6766/
Perniche6729/
Parnussa6728/
Pernichi6724/
Perneszi673/
Pernechi672/
Pernicio671/
Pernecha671/
Pernejad671/
Prenesha671/
Perneici670/

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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 Pernisa
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