Perrs Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Perrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Perrs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perrs is most common in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Perrs.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Perrs live; 33 percent live in Northern Europe and 17 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Perrs is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 17 percent reside.

Perrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perrs has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Perrs surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierrs912/
Peirrs911/
Peerrs910/
Perrse910/
Pers892,708/
Peers808,307/
Pears804,360/
Piers803,719/
Perse801,358/
Peirs80484/
Persh80180/
Pehrs80112/
Perst8086/
Parrs8064/
Petrs8049/
Persz8043/
Perss8016/
Pfers8010/
Poers809/
Pirrs806/
Perås806/
Porrs804/
Persd803/
Paers802/
Peurs801/
Peyrs801/
Pgers801/
Phers800/
Pearse739,835/
Persch733,299/
Persse73351/
Pearst73108/
Peirse7381/
Phears7353/
Persze7328/
Pershe7320/
Parrsh737/
Peetrs735/
Pearsh733/
Petrsh733/
Pettrs733/
Perrce732/
Persøe732/
Perstø731/
Pearsz731/
Peersz731/
Phiers731/
Peersh731/
Peerse731/
Pirrss731/
Paersh731/
Piersz731/
Pherse730/
Pharrs730/
Pars673,087/
Pors671,681/
Poersch671,371/
Pirs67246/
Persche67113/
Perš67106/
Persova6798/
Phearse6784/
Pärs6762/
Pörs6759/
Pfersch6747/
Pyrs6722/
Paersch6714/
Piersch6714/
Perx673/
Pírs673/
Pérs671/
Pearssh671/
Perssch671/
Pjrs671/
Petrsse671/
Peersse670/
Pearrce670/
Pearsse670/

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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
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  • 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 Perrs
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