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 may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perreten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Perreten are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

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

Perreten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perreten last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for 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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  • 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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