Pernon Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pernon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1401:474,44867,240
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Pernon (15) may also be a first name.

Pernon Last Name Facts

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

Pernon occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Pernon live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

Pernon is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 474,448. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 24 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account France it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Pernon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pernon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pernon last name contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piernon9228/
Pernong923/
Pearnon921/
Pornon8388/
Parnon8375/
Pernão8329/
Pernan8326/
Prenon8322/
Pernom8320/
Pirnon8320/
Piernan775/
Pernung774/
Pernand774/
Parnhon771/
Pernang771/
Pirnoon771/
Peernan771/
Perrnan771/
Pernann770/
Pernatin7119/
Phetrnan711/
Phetrnun711/
Perinnan711/
Parnan67393/
Pornan6766/
Pernum6717/
Pernam674/
Prenan671/
Pirnan670/
Parnhan624/
Pirnant622/
Perñatin574/
Pirnahan571/
Paarnann571/
Parnahan570/
Pirnanova537/
Pfirrnann532/
Pirnam503/

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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 Pernon
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