Persoff Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Persoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Persoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England171:3,277,533109,658
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Persoff Last Name Facts

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

Persoff is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Persoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Persoff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Persoff are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Persoff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Persoff is most common in: California, where 45 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Persoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Persoff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Persoff last name grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Persoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Persoff last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Persoff earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.94% more than the national average, earning $57,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pershoff931/
Persof9219/
Parsoff8616/
Perzoff8614/
Percoff863/
Persoft861/
Persov77201/
Persow774/
Pairscoff751/
Persova7198/
Pershov7188/
Piersov7176/
Pershaf715/
Pershow713/
Pearsow712/
Parshof711/
Perszow711/
Petrsov711/
Pfersow710/
Pershova6777/
Perssova673/

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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 Persoff
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