Persohn Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Persohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Persohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
France1031:644,88183,663
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Persohn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Persohn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Persohn? popularity and diffusion

Persohn is the 618,896th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Persohn live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Persohn is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 1,271,786. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 44 percent are found, Texas, where 20 percent are found and Ohio, where 14 percent are found. Not including The United States Persohn occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Persohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Persohn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Persohn last name increased 1,295 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Persohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Persohn last name are 16.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Persohn earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.98% more than the national average, earning $71,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pershohn931/
Person9225,400/
Pearson86241,783/
Persson86119,065/
Pierson8649,626/
Pehrson863,438/
Peirson862,089/
Persoon861,721/
Pherson86765/
Peerson86524/
Perszon86164/
Pershan86141/
Persone86124/
Pershon86111/
Persion8657/
Petrson8646/
Perrson8627/
Personn8624/
Perhson8617/
Persong8614/
Persyon866/
Pesrson863/
Peurson862/
Persond862/
Porsohn861/
Persoin861/
Pirsohn861/
Parsohn860/
Personne801,478/
Pehrsson801,230/
Perschon80582/
Phearson80103/
Persoone8073/
Phersson8050/
Pearsson8021/
Piersson8015/
Pierrson808/
Petrrson805/
Perssion805/
Pearsone803/
Peasrson803/
Peahrson802/
Pearsion802/
Pershand802/
Paersson802/
Pehrshon802/
Perschan801/
Ppearson801/
Pearsonh801/
Pearsoon801/
Peherson801/
Peirsson801/
Perrsson801/
Petrsion801/
Pearscon801/
Peersoon801/
Pershang801/
Ppierson800/
Pettrson800/
Pershong800/
Pherrson800/
Pehrsont800/
Phierson800/
Pearsosn800/
Pearshan800/
Pirson774,105/
Persen771,192/
Persan77760/
Perzon77109/
Pärson7782/
Perßon7758/
Persom7753/
Peršon7734/
Persén7721/
Perjon7720/
Percon7718/
Persán774/
Pyrson771/
Personová7567/
Personova7528/
D'Pierson752/
Poirson712,501/
Parshan712,096/
Persand711,369/
Persian711,062/
Perzhan71363/
Parsoon71219/
Pearzon71193/
Peersen71158/
Perdjon71156/
Pärsson7196/
Parsion7185/
Persant7182/
Persang7164/
Perchon7160/
Parsson7151/
Pehrsen7142/
Perchan7137/
Piersen7137/
Perssen7130/
Persien7122/
Pearsen7119/
Persane7118/
Perjoon7118/
Pehrßon7114/
Porshan7112/
Pearsom7111/
Petrsen7110/
Parsonn7110/
Persionova719/
Paarson718/
Pearsan718/
Pehrzon718/
Perssom716/
Perszen715/
Pairson714/
Persham714/
Porsson714/
Parszon714/
Pearsonová713/
Phersen713/
Pyorson712/
Pirrson712/
Pierzon712/
Pfarson712/
Parzson712/
Pearxon711/
Peersan711/
Peircon711/
Pyrsson711/
Persann711/
Pirsson711/
Pihrson711/
Perssan711/
Peursen711/
Pirsion711/
Pirsoon711/
Phersom711/
Pearcon710/
Piersan710/
Peirsen710/
Phirson710/
Parshon710/
Peirsom710/
Phersan710/
Pergion710/
Puirson710/
Parschan6730/
Perchant6716/
Peerjhan672/
Porschan671/
Poisrson671/
Phorsson671/
Peurssen671/
Pearsand671/
Perchoon671/
Poirsson671/
Phairson671/
Pirschan670/
Pearsham670/
Pehrssen670/

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Persohn Reference & Research

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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 Persohn
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