Perow Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Perow Surname Definition:

Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement

Perow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Perow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Perow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perow is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Perow.

How Common Is The Last Name Perow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perow is the 1,321,499th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Perow reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Perow is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 2,279,616. In The United States Perow is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Arizona, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Perow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perow surname grew 612 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Perow are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Perow earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perrow911,313/
Perzow9152/
Perowa9152/
Peyrow9129/
Pierow9120/
Peirow9113/
Perowe919/
Peruow914/
Perhow911/
Pearow910/
Peroew910/
Pearrow83343/
Pettrow8345/
Perrowe832/
Pierrow832/
Perrows831/
Paerrow831/
Pherrow831/
Peitrow831/
Peroiwe831/
Perov8014,309/
Parow80342/
Pirow8081/
Porow8016/
Perof806/
Peruw801/
Preow801/
Peraw800/
Pyrow800/
Perob800/
D'Perrow771/
Petrov73584,743/
Perova7317,735/
Petrof73904/
Parrow73792/
Peroff73246/
Petrów73168/
Peroev7345/
Perzov7342/
Perovs7332/
Peirov7328/
Payrow7322/
Pierov7322/
Perrov7317/
Pharow7311/
Pätrow7310/
Peerov736/
Pitrow736/
Poerov735/
Perosf735/
Perawe735/
Pergov734/
Pairow734/
Peyrov733/
Perhov733/
Pirrow733/
Parhow732/
Perouf732/
Porhow731/
Peroov731/
Perouv731/
Paroiw731/
Pirowa731/
Porrow731/
Peeraw731/
Parowf731/
Perhaw730/
Pieraw730/
Perraw730/
Perrowová711/
Petroff675,860/
Petrovs673,329/
Pharrow6733/
Perrova6724/
Petroov6724/
Perohyv6717/
Petrrov6715/
Perzoff6714/
Phairow6714/
Peirova6713/
Peetrov679/
Pettrov679/
Peerova678/
Petroph676/
Petroof675/
Pergova675/
Peyrova673/
Phetrov673/
Petrojv672/
Pettrof672/
Perzhov672/
Poitrow671/
Perooff671/
Pheroff671/
Petrotv671/
Petroyv671/
Petroiv671/
Petrovd671/
Pehrova671/
Peiroff671/
Perhovs671/
Perouff671/
Ppetrov671/
Petrovf671/
Petrofe671/
Perroff671/
Perrovd671/

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Perow Reference & Research

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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
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