Perriault Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Perriault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perriault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1451:458,08865,490
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Perriault Last Name Facts

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

Perriault occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perriault? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perriault is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Perriault live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 458,088. In France it is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 47 percent reside, Occitanie, where 28 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Outside of France this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Perriault Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perriault has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perriault surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pherriault952/
Periault9441/
Parriault8912/
Pheriault894/
Perieault891/
Perriau88397/
Periaut8887/
Poirriault842/
Pheriauult841/
Perriaud82191/
Perriaux82161/
Perrieau822/
Périault821/
Periau805/
Pierrieau7848/
Poiriault788/
Periaux7528/
Perieau756/
Petriaux71103/
Perrioux7119/
Perieaux712/
Pierriou711/
Perrioud711/
Periou67442/
Piriau671/
Perioux6338/
Pergeau6334/
Perjoiu635/
Périaux631/
Pirriou631/
Petriou631/
Pétriaux592/
Petrious591/
Perayyau591/
Périou5319/
Pyriou531/
Peryou531/
Pirioux5015/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Perriault
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