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 occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perriton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Perriton are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Perriton exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and New Zealand, where 20 percent are found.

Perriton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perriton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Perriton surname rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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 Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% registered with 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
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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 Perriton
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