Perretti Surname

225,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Perretti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perretti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6831:89,54115,474
United States5031:720,59456,697
Brazil2531:846,14430,541
Argentina2421:176,62614,815
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Perretti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perretti is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Perretti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perretti? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 225,517th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Perretti are found; 38 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent are found in Italic Europe.

Perretti is most common in Italy, where it is held by 683 people, or 1 in 89,541. In Italy it is mostly found in: Campania, where 26 percent are found, Apulia, where 19 percent are found and Basilicata, where 15 percent are found. Barring Italy Perretti is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Perretti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perretti has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perretti surname expanded 6,288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perretti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Perretti are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Perretti earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 34.66% more than the national average, earning €40,438 per year and in United States they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning $52,876 USD per year.

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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 Perretti
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