Pertega Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Pertega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pertega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain551:850,03734,138
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Pértega (3) are calculated separately.

Pertega Last Name Facts

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

Pertega is most common in Spain. It may appear as a variant: Pértega. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pertega? popularity and diffusion

Pertega is the 2,091,648th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Pertega occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pertega are found; 73 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Pertega is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 850,037. In Spain it is primarily found in: Galicia, where 56 percent live, Catalonia, where 24 percent live and Asturias, where 16 percent live. Outside of Spain this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 22 percent live and Portugal, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pértega953/
Pertegaz93280/
Pertegas93217/
Pertiega932/
Perteaga931/
Pertiga8670/
Pertaga8613/
Portega865/
Portegga8042/
Pertegás805/
Portegay804/
Pertegàs803/
Piertyga801/
Pertigas801/
Perteguer7534/
Partyga71158/
Partoga7112/
Portiga712/
Pértiga711/
Pertogo711/
Partiga711/
Portigo57297/
Portago576/
Partago571/
Pretige571/

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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 Pertega
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