Perpetua Surname

133,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Perpetua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perpetua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,0681:48,9558,011
Brazil4001:535,18620,061
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Cameroon1581:131,45014,816
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
France681:976,805110,007
Argentina441:971,44161,182
India251:30,682,615377,978
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Perpétua (134) & Perpètua (1) are calculated separately.

Perpetua (70,414) may also be a first name.

Perpetua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perpetua (Hindi: परपेतुआ, Marathi: पेपतुं, Oriya: େପରେପତୁଆ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Perpétua or Perpètua. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perpetua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perpetua is the 133,007th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,149,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Perpetua live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 13,780th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 70,414 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,068 people, or 1 in 48,955. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 24 percent are found, Bicol, where 18 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Perpetua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perpetua has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perpetua last name increased 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perpetua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Perpetua surname are 26.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.49% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perpétua96134/
Perpètua961/
Perpeetua941/
Perpoetua941/
Perpetuo886,941/
Perpetwa8844/
Parpetua887/
Perpitua884/
Perpatua883/
Prepetua881/
Perpétuo75209/
Pérpetuo751/
Prepetwa751/
Perppethwaa741/

Perpetua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perpetua in the Hindi language
परपेतुआparapetu'a-
Perpetua in the Oriya language
େପରେପତୁଆeparepatu'a53.85
େପେପର୍ତୁଆepepartu'a23.08
େପରପଢୁଆeparapadhu'a7.69
ପିରପିତୁଆpirapitu'a7.69
େଫରେପତୁଆepharepatu'a7.69
Perpetua in the Marathi language
पेपतुंpepatum50
पेरपेतीनperapetina25
परपेटुआparapetu'a25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perpetua
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