Perrings Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Perrings Surname Definition:

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Perrings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Perrings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perrings Last Name Facts

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

Perrings is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Perrings click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Perrings is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Perrings are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most common in: Nebraska, where 25 percent live, New Mexico, where 16 percent live and Ohio, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Perrings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perrings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perrings last name increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perrings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perrings surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Perrings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 975.14% more than the national average, earning R 2,554,940 per year and in United States they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $44,868 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perring931,764/
Perings9377/
Pearring8873/
Poerings881/
Pierring880/
Pering86994/
Perngs862/
Perringue8210/
Petring80392/
Piering80381/
Pirring8066/
Pörings8051/
Pehring8036/
Perreng8018/
Peiring8015/
Pearing808/
Peering806/
Perisng801/
Perinks801/
Parings800/
Perrink800/
Perng77472/
Phetring751/
Pgehring751/
Peitring750/
Peringue750/
Piring71735/
Pereng7118/
Parngs715/
Pyring711/
Perinc711/
Perrengue711/
Pherng711/
Pairing67122/
Perrenx6725/
Peireng679/
Pyriong675/
Peroeng672/
Pirzing671/
Pitring671/
Piriong671/
Perinke671/
Peerink671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perrings
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