Perrem Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Perrem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perrem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:48,0503,523
Australia271:999,84158,390
England251:2,228,72284,230
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

The alternate forms: Perrém (1) are calculated separately.

Perrem (14) may also be a first name.

Perrem Last Name Facts

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

Perrem occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Perrém. Click here to see other potential spellings of Perrem.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrem? popularity and diffusion

Perrem is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. Perrem occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Perrem reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequent in Ireland, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 48,050. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 99 percent are found and Munster, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Ireland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Perrem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perrem has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perrém941/
Perreem921/
Perem91380/
Perren834,415/
Parrem8361/
Perrim8360/
Pereme8329/
Peream8312/
Petrem835/
Perrym832/
Pierem831/
Bperem831/
Perrne831/
Pereim831/
Pereem831/
Perhem830/
Pearem830/
Perrien77585/
Peremne77472/
Pierren7738/
Perreng7718/
Pettrem776/
Perrent773/
Perreen771/
Perrime771/
Pherren771/
Perrenn771/
Pierrim771/
Perehym771/
Paerrim770/
Perraim770/
Perim733,218/
Peren732,990/
Perne731,107/
Parem73516/
Porem73117/
Pirem738/
Perrn737/
Pereń731/
Perím731/
Phetreem716/
Pherrien716/
Perrendt711/
Peremova711/
Perrinne710/
Perrin6792,081/
Pieren67842/
Peeren67328/
Pearen67291/
Petrim67248/
Petren67200/
Pierim67183/
Pearne67159/
Peiren67145/
Pereen6784/
Perryn6758/
Perhne6758/
Pariem6737/
Pereymova6729/
Pergne6723/
Perend6720/
Perent6720/
Pereng6718/
Perringue6710/
Perime679/
Pareem678/
Peyren677/
Pohrem676/
Pereimova676/
Pareim675/
Perrín674/
Paarem674/
Paream673/
Peryom673/
Periom672/
Pheren672/
Piorem671/
Perzen671/
Parhem671/
Pirren671/
Perejmová671/
Perien671/
Perimn671/
Piream671/
Pherne671/
Pereun671/
Perrengue671/
Peraim671/
Paremm671/
Pfarrheim671/
Petreń671/
Pharem671/
Poream671/
Perhim671/
Pernne670/

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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 Perrem
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