Perpetua Surname
Approximately 3,391 people bear this surname
Perpetua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,068 | 1:48,955 | 8,011 |
| Brazil | 400 | 1:535,186 | 20,061 |
| United States | 252 | 1:1,438,329 | 98,774 |
| Cameroon | 158 | 1:131,450 | 14,816 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Perpétua (134) & Perpètua (1) are calculated separately.
Perpetua (70,414) may also be a first name.
Perpetua Demographics
Perpetua Political Affiliation
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Perpetua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perpetua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Perpetua (Hindi: परपेतुआ, Marathi: पेपतुं, Oriya: େପରେପତୁଆ) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant: Perpétua or Perpètua. For other possible spellings of Perpetua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perpetua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Perpetua is the 133,007th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,149,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Perpetua live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Perpetua is also the 13,780th most frequent given name globally It is held by 70,414 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,068 people, or 1 in 48,955. In The Philippines Perpetua is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 24 percent live, Bicol, where 18 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Perpetua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Perpetua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perpetua last name expanded 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Perpetua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Perpetua last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Perpetua last name are 26.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Perpetua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.23% less than the national average, earning €17,950 per year; in Peru they earn 21976.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 4,279,530 per year; in United States they earn 21.9% more than the national average, earning $52,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,394 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Perpetua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perpetua in the Hindi language | ||
| परपेतुआ | parapetu'a | - |
| Perpetua in the Oriya language | ||
| େପରେପତୁଆ | eparepatu'a | 53.85 |
| େପେପର୍ତୁଆ | epepartu'a | 23.08 |
| େପରପଢୁଆ | eparapadhu'a | 7.69 |
| ପିରପିତୁଆ | pirapitu'a | 7.69 |
| େଫରେପତୁଆ | epharepatu'a | 7.69 |
| Perpetua in the Marathi language | ||
| पेपतुं | pepatum | 50 |
| पेरपेतीन | perapetina | 25 |
| परपेटुआ | parapetu'a | 25 |
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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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- 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 Perpetua
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