Perriam Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Perriam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perriam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:237,09819,544
New Zealand1831:24,7454,327
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Wales571:54,2904,971
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Wales151:104,5614,503

Perriam Last Name Facts

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

Perriam occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perriam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 483,143rd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Perriam reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Perriam is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 237,098. In England Perriam is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Devon, where 13 percent reside and Somerset, where 12 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Perriam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perriam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Perriam surname increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perriam Last Name Statistics demography

Perriam earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $49,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Periam92257/
Perrian8644/
Periame863/
Peariam861/
Perriand8029/
Perrijan800/
Perian772,036/
Peryam77143/
Pariam7740/
Piriam7717/
Peream7712/
Periom772/
Périam771/
Pyriam771/
Perjam771/
Perihan711,039/
Perrion71299/
Petrian7193/
Perijan7182/
Pheiroijam7148/
Periane7136/
Perișan7134/
Periand7117/
Peerian7115/
Pahriam7115/
Periang7113/
Perryan7113/
Peurian7111/
Periðan718/
Parijam718/
Pitriam716/
Periean715/
Perzian714/
Periann711/
Pariham711/
Pe'rian711/
Pesrian711/
Perjame711/
Periañe711/
Peuriom711/
Pereham710/
Periatin6751/
Petrijan6740/
Perrayon6722/
Periaten6715/
Perugian674/
Perrione674/
Petriang672/
Perggian671/
Petrișan671/
Petriann671/

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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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  • 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 Perriam
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