Perriton Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Perriton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perriton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
United States721:5,034,152256,679
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Perriton Last Name Facts

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

Perriton is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perriton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,152,132nd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Perriton live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Perriton is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and New Zealand, where 20 percent live.

Perriton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perriton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Perriton surname grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perriton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perriton last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

Perriton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.57% more than the national average, earning $50,299 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
  • 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 Perriton
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