Perston Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Perston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 71 | 1:75,406 | 5,680 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Perston (43) may also be a first name.
Perston Demographics
Average Perston Salary in
United States
$39,638 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Perston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perston occurs most in Scotland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Perston? popularity and diffusion
Perston is the 1,144,405th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. Perston occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Perston live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Perston is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 43 people.
Perston is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 75,406. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: South Lanarkshire, where 39 percent reside, West Lothian, where 20 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 8 percent reside. Barring Scotland this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Perston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Perston has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Perston Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Perston are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the party.
Perston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning $39,638 USD per year.
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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 Perston
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