Perthain Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Perthain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perthain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Perthain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perthain is most common in France. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perthain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Perthain occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Perthain are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Perthain is most widespread in France, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Perthain is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent are found. Aside from France this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pertain9391/
Perthan932/
Perthin930/
Perthina881/
Pertaine880/
Pertan8638/
Partain804,663/
Parthan80296/
Porthan80131/
Perthen80127/
Pertine8094/
Portain8050/
Pertant8035/
Pertahn8030/
Pertien8022/
Pertean8015/
Porthin809/
Pirthan805/
Pertand804/
Pertgin801/
Pertein801/
Perthén801/
Pertang801/
Parthin800/
Parthann751/
Pertigne751/
Phorthan751/
Pairtain751/
Peartean751/
Pertayne750/
Portan71547/
Partan71143/
Pirtan7190/
Pärtan7131/
Pertam717/
Partahian716/
Părtan711/
Phairthan711/
Porthen67291/
Pertgen67117/
Parthen6761/
Partoin6753/
Porthén6736/
Perthenová679/
Pirthising677/
Pertiñe677/
Partean676/
Pirthesing674/
Pretean674/
Peertam674/
Portein672/
Parttan671/
Pertene671/
Portean671/
Portuin671/
Partoohian671/
Portoin671/
Portaun671/
Prethen670/
Partuin670/

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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 Perthain
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