Perr Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Perr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Austria1711:49,7987,899
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
France91:7,380,302306,885
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India51:153,413,076951,030
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Comoros11:749,524685
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Perr (120) may also be a first name.

Perr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perr (Russian: Перр) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perr is the 490,085th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Perr live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 852,104th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 120 people.

The surname Perr is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States Perr is primarily found in: Missouri, where 19 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Perr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perr last name rose 897 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perr last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.11% being registered with the political party.

Perr earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perre892,049/
Pierr8982/
Pferr8949/
Pearr8938/
Perrz8919/
Perrt8917/
Pejrr893/
Petrr893/
Peerr892/
Perrd891/
Per866,598/
Pearre80530/
Peirre8079/
Perrtt804/
Peerre803/
Pherre801/
Pierrë801/
Peerrh801/
Pïerre801/
Phetrr801/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Perz756,259/
Petr755,528/
Pier755,150/
Pear753,117/
Pert752,673/
Pher75420/
Pehr75404/
Peir75333/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Pirr75119/
Peyr7568/
Pärr7518/
Perd7516/
Pesr7514/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Pyrr755/
Pjrr754/
Pejr753/
Prre752/
Pper752/
Perì751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Perrova7324/
Pereher733/
Perrová731/
Pe67121,917/
Peart6717,327/
Peyre677,254/
Pe'er673,079/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Peere67667/
Peire67664/
Pirre67404/
Piorr67164/
Phear6791/
Perhe6771/
Pyhrr6755/
Pfehr6744/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Peerz6729/
Pferd6724/
Pheer6724/
Perzh6721/
Pearz6721/
Perhs6717/
Pehre6713/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Phier676/
Pertt675/
Perzz674/
Pheir673/
Pyrre673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Peetr673/
Pérrz672/
Pyrrø672/
Petrì672/
Peert671/
Pheur671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Peirt671/
Petrt671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Hpper671/
Vpeer671/
Pairr671/
Petrz671/
Peird671/
Pesrp671/
Pèrre671/
Pprre671/
Phetr671/
Peesr671/
Pehyr671/
Pfert670/
Pherp670/
Pherd670/
Hpear670/

Perr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perr in the Russian language
Перрperr-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Perr
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis