Perritt Surname

193,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,168 people bear this surname

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

Perritt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8641:194,45219,197
Canada1411:261,31624,674
England811:687,87739,238
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Perritt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perritt is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perritt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,885th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,361,414 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Perritt reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Perritt is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,864 people, or 1 in 194,452. In The United States Perritt is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Perritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perritt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perritt surname expanded 1,030 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perritt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Perritt last name are 14.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Perritt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.35% more than the national average, earning R 435,720 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perritte93253/
Perriott93175/
Perriett931/
Perrit9235/
Peritt9223/
Perrett868,608/
Porritt863,245/
Perriot861,536/
Perriet86500/
Parritt86292/
Pirritt8637/
Perroit8622/
Petritt868/
Periott867/
Perrytt866/
Perrite863/
Peruitt863/
Peritte861/
Perhitt861/
Perreit861/
Perri8316,707/
Perit83498/
Phetrrit802,261/
Perrette801,245/
Parriett8018/
Pierrett809/
Pearrett802/
Paerrett801/
Pirritte801/
Parroitt800/
Perretts800/
Peurrett800/
Perroitz800/
Peirrett800/
Petritte800/
Peireitt800/
Perret7730,887/
Pierri777,259/
Perris772,400/
Perrie771,845/
Perrio77489/
Pherri77370/
Periot77336/
Petrit77288/
Perite77230/
Pirrit77112/
Perett7753/
Perroi7735/
Perait7730/
Perrei7721/
Porrit7720/
Parrit777/
Peerri777/
Perriy777/
Peirri777/
Paritt776/
Poritt776/
Perriz776/
Perith776/
Perrai776/
Perrij775/
Peruit774/
Pherit773/
Perhit773/
Periet772/
Perryi771/
Perist771/
Peroit771/
Perrri771/
Pierit771/
Peri7322,612/
Parrett715,484/
Pierret715,453/
Perrois71423/
Phetrit71357/
Perette71342/
Porrett71332/
Perriss71170/
Pierrie71122/
Perrish71111/
Poriett71109/
Perrais71106/
Pyrrait71106/
Perrich7185/
Perreth7155/
Pearrie7150/
Pericht7149/
Parriet7138/
Perriod7138/
Pirrett7134/
Perrete7128/
Pierett7127/
Petrait7123/
Petroit719/
Peretts719/
Petreit719/
Pheriot716/
Perriea714/
Petrite714/
Peraitė714/
Pherett713/
Parreit712/
Petrith712/
Perithe711/
Pherith711/
Petrett711/
Periste711/
Pirriet711/
Pariett711/
Peirret711/
Perraid711/
Pirriot711/
Pethrit711/
Pearith710/
Pherris710/
Perrest710/
Perriey710/
Peraith710/
Pearris710/
Perrets710/
Perripp710/
Perry67380,979/
Parit6737,533/
Petri6734,747/
Pieri6723,260/
Peris6719,122/
Perra677,325/
Pirri674,116/
Peret673,669/
Perei673,434/
Perre672,049/
Perie672,012/
Perai671,802/
Perio671,157/
Periz671,106/
Perer671,042/
Pesri67662/
Peryt67620/
Pirit67326/
Peeri67308/
Porit67246/
Perzi67217/
Perih67182/
Peyri67138/
Pergi67102/
Pheri6773/
Periy6765/
Periş6758/
Peryi6755/
Pairrett6752/
Peari6751/
Peiri6749/
Petraits6743/
Peuri6740/
Parreidt6732/
Peyrette6730/
Peroi6725/
Pärri6725/
Perré6724/
Petraite6717/
Pyrri6716/
Perii6711/
Perui6710/
Perid6710/
Pferi678/
Perij677/
Pearrich676/
Perți674/
Petrette673/
Pirrette673/
Phearith673/
Periç673/
Pierriea672/
Pharrett672/
Pehri672/
Perip672/
Pearrest672/
Pearrish671/
Perruggi671/
Periæ671/
Phiritth671/
Petraitė671/
Petruitė671/
Perrè671/
Perrý671/
Poirriet671/
Pperi671/
Perryteh671/
Phetrith671/
Perhi671/
Pethrith671/
Vperi671/
Peirette670/
Perrisch670/

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