Perold Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Perold Surname Definition:

Nickname for Peter (Pierre). Variation of French Perault.

Perold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6241:86,82310,676
United States281:12,944,962483,512
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Perold (13) may also be a first name.

Perold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nickname for Peter (Pierre). Variation of French Perault.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Perold Last Name Facts

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

Perold (Russian: Перолд) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Perold click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 480,002nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Perold live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Perold is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Perold is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 86,823. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Perold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perold surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perold earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.01% more than the national average, earning R 394,512 per year; in United States they earn 50.93% more than the national average, earning $65,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.75% less than the national average, earning $35,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pergold9248/
Perhold9212/
Petrold921/
Peroldt921/
Perould920/
Perol913,972/
Pherrold861/
Petrol831,342/
Peyrol83433/
Pergol8394/
Perole8354/
Perald8315/
Peirol8313/
Pirold8311/
Perrol834/
Pärold834/
Parold832/
Perool831/
Pierol831/
Peroll831/
Perzol831/
Perolt830/
Petroll77344/
Petrole77306/
Perolle77162/
Peyrole7781/
Pierolt778/
Perrole774/
Petroil773/
Pierhol773/
Perholt773/
Pergool773/
Petroul772/
Pearolh771/
Peralds771/
Perrald771/
Perroll771/
Perhoul771/
Perolte771/
Petrolt771/
Perrolt770/
Peroult770/
Pieroll770/
Petrald770/
Pearole770/
Peitrol770/
Pearoll770/
Peral7313,916/
Pirol73493/
Pérol7322/
Pyrol7314/
Preol737/
Petrosel71206/
Peyrolle71192/
Petrolle7196/
Perrolle7170/
Perrotel7147/
Perholtz7128/
Perosiel719/
Perousel718/
Pesrotel715/
Petrosil714/
Perroult714/
Perolova711/
Perrottl711/
Petrotel711/
Petroşel711/
Peeroole711/
Petrocel711/
Peeral671,643/
Perale67843/
Pirolt67402/
Pergoł67379/
Perral67349/
Pairol67272/
Peyral67127/
Payrol6781/
Pirgol6766/
Petral6760/
Peralt6753/
Pergal6749/
Pheral6749/
Perhal6713/
Pirole679/
Peraal677/
Pitrol676/
Pyrolt675/
Pearal675/
Preole674/
Pyroll674/
Petrocell672/
Perall672/
Pieral672/
Perzal672/
Parolt671/
Pehral671/
Peroottil671/
Pirrol671/
Peiral671/
Petrosill671/
Peralp671/
Pyrald670/
Poirol670/
Perrottel670/
Perahl670/
Peraul670/

Perold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perold in the Russian language
Перолдperold-

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