Pers Surname
Approximately 2,708 people bear this surname
Pers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 638 | 1:59,575 | 9,379 |
| Russia | 423 | 1:340,716 | 33,983 |
| Sweden | 339 | 1:29,046 | 2,366 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Bolivia | 124 | 1:85,616 | 3,693 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Hungary | 79 | 1:124,257 | 11,583 |
| Cuba | 76 | 1:151,615 | 3,669 |
| Italy | 70 | 1:873,667 | 66,008 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Perš (106) & Pérs (1) are calculated separately.
Pers (451) may also be a first name.
Pers Demographics
Pers Political Affiliation
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Pers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pers (Hindi: पेरस, Russian: Перс) occurs most in Poland. It can also be found as a variant: Perš or Pérs. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pers? popularity and diffusion
It is the 160,920th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,691,117 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Pers live; 41 percent live in Eastern Europe and 24 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 402,848th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 451 people.
The last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 638 people, or 1 in 59,575. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Sweden, where 13 percent reside.
Pers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Pers last name are 16.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.86% being registered to vote for the party.
Pers earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,773 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pers in the Hindi language | ||
| पेरस | perasa | - |
| Pers in the Russian language | ||
| Перс | pers | - |
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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 Pers
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