Pernić Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pernić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1451:29,1636,002
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Slovenia241:103,65311,747
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Pernic (45) & Pernič (3) are calculated separately.

Pernić Last Name Facts

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

Pernić has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may occur as a variant: Pernic or Pernič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,206,588th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Pernić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pernić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 29,163. In Croatia Pernić is most prevalent in: Istria County, where 86 percent reside, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 4 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 13 percent reside and Slovenia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernic9445/
Pernič943/
Petrnić923/
Perniz8318/
Pirnić832/
Pernici771,105/
Pernich77124/
Pernitz7763/
Pernits7732/
Pernaiz772/
Perniche7129/
Pehrnich711/
Perneici710/
Pernaitz710/
Pernicová67915/
Pernitsch67224/
Pernez67206/
Pernicova6718/
Pirnic677/
Parniz673/
Porniz671/
Pernitzsch635/
Pirneci62320/
Pärnits6261/
Pornitz6247/
Parnizh6233/
Pernecz6221/
Pernetz6218/
Perneac6213/
Parnitz6212/
Parnits628/
Piernez623/
Pernnec621/
Prenits620/
Perennec57307/
Perennez5767/
Pirniche574/
Pîrniche571/
Prenitss571/
Pirnicová538/
Pırnız5020/
Parnez507/
Pornez505/
Pirnez501/

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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 Pernić
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