Perpiñan Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Andorra

Perpiñan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perpiñan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5811:174,24828,224
Spain5181:90,2557,581
Colombia2491:191,8644,849
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Cuba191:606,4595,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Andorra11:83,8382,381
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Perpinan (191) & Perpiñán (13) are calculated separately.

Perpiñan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perpiñan is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Perpinan or Perpiñán. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perpiñan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perpiñan is the 270,744th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,060,796 people. The surname Perpiñan is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Perpiñan are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 174,248. In The Philippines Perpiñan is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 30 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 23 percent live and Central Luzon, where 19 percent live. Barring The Philippines Perpiñan is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 36 percent live and Colombia, where 17 percent live.

Perpiñan Last Name Statistics demography

Perpiñan earn notably more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $26,534,100 COP per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Perpiñan
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