Perreten Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Perreten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perreten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3411:24,0853,801
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
France151:4,428,181244,602
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Perreten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perreten is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perreten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perreten is the 612,595th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Perreten live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Perreten is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 24,085. In Switzerland Perreten is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 64 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Perreten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perreten last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Perreten earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $44,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perretten9413/
Pereten930/
Perretin8815/
Pereteng887/
Peresten881/
Perraten881/
Perrettin822/
Perrotten820/
Perrein80312/
Peretin80258/
Perreyn8015/
Peresen8014/
Peraten805/
Perrene802/
Poreten801/
Perrotn801/
Perrotin752,469/
Peiroten75199/
Perreijn7589/
Perreand7529/
Peretina7513/
Pierrein757/
Perechen753/
Petresen753/
Perrotín752/
Perresin752/
Perioten751/
Petrehen751/
Perreant751/
Pearesen750/
Petrechen71147/
Perene7177/
Perean7159/
Perein7155/
Pergen7113/
Pereñe716/
Peeraheen715/
Perressin714/
Perrottin712/
Pierrotin712/
Paretn712/
Petreszen711/
Pereun711/
Perrine6710,417/
Petrean672,246/
Perotin67775/
Peresin67496/
Perecin67347/
Perroin67108/
Petrein6773/
Perehyn6760/
Perrain6739/
Paraten6719/
Petreschen679/
Perisen677/
Peratin674/
Pereane674/
Pericen671/
Petrenh671/
Poretin671/
Perzean671/
Perrojn671/
Pherein670/
Pereine670/
Perhenn670/
Pearean670/
Pierein670/

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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 Perreten
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