Perregaux Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Perregaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perregaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1761:46,6646,327
United States821:4,420,231233,612
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Perregaux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perregaux occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perregaux? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 973,426th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Perregaux live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 46,664. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 40 percent live, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 28 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 18 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Perregaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perregaux surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Perregaux earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.43% more than the national average, earning $61,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perregaud891/
Perregauk891/
Perrega882/
Peregau881/
Perigaux827/
Perega803/
Peregu801/
Perrigaud78302/
Perregult781/
Perreguey780/
Peregud75486/
Pergega75176/
Perrego75153/
Peregha7577/
Peregut7566/
Peirega7525/
Peyrega7525/
Pereyga752/
Peregay752/
Perehga751/
Pereugu751/
Peregox751/
Perriga750/
Perrigault74735/
Perrigueux741/
Perigaud71505/
Parigaux7175/
Pergegaj7142/
Perigaut7125/
Peregiya713/
Peyregat713/
Peregoud711/
Peregasg711/
Peragoux711/
Paragaux711/
Pereinga711/
Perreggo710/
Pherriga710/
Perregoy710/
Perego6722,327/
Perigault67565/
Peryga67323/
Periga67133/
Pherreigo6711/
Peyregatt675/
Piregu671/

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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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  • 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 Perregaux
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