Perpignan Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

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

Perpignan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perpignan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
France1551:428,53462,172
Haiti641:166,9366,867
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Perpignan Last Name Facts

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

Perpignan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perpignan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 675,256th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. Perpignan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Perpignan are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Perpignan is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 26 percent are found, New Jersey, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 35 percent are found and Haiti, where 14 percent are found.

Perpignan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perpignan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perpignan last name grew 1,582 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perpignan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perpignan last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

Perpignan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning $52,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perpignand95124/
Perpignant9558/
Perpignane9510/
Perpinan94191/
Perpinian89134/
Perpignon8913/
Perpinyan893/
Prepignan891/
Perpingan890/
Phetrpinan841/
Perppinian841/
Perpenan823/
Perpinon821/
Perpingon7823/
Perpenian7815/
Perpiñian783/
Perpeñan7143/
Perpiñán7113/
Prepiñan714/

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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 Perpignan
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