Pernyesz Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pernyesz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernyesz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania361:557,71941,269
Hungary181:545,34933,535
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Pernyész (224) are calculated separately.

Pernyesz Last Name Facts

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

Pernyesz has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also occur as: Pernyész. For other possible spellings of Pernyesz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernyesz? popularity and diffusion

Pernyesz is the 2,372,517th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pernyesz are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Pernyesz is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 557,719. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bihor County, where 97 percent live and Timiș County, where 3 percent live. Other than Romania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pernyész96224/
Pernyes936/
Pernye8623/
Pernyéz8046/
Pernyés8034/
Pernies801/
Pernjez801/
Pernie7197/
Pergne7123/
Pernier67501/
Pernois6758/
Pergner6745/
Perneac6713/
Preneus675/
Preneas675/
Pernyér674/
Pernješ673/
Pernaiz672/
Pernaus672/
Pernajs671/
Pernais671/
Perneay671/
Pernauz671/
Prenyea671/
Perrnie670/

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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 Pernyesz
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