Perthen Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Perthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1031:781,60657,825
England71:7,959,723202,100
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Perthén (1) are calculated separately.

Perthen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perthen is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Perthén. Click here for other possible spellings of Perthen.

How Common Is The Last Name Perthen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Perthen is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Perthen reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Perthen is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany Perthen is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Czechia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perthén951/
Perten92108/
Porthen86291/
Pertgen86117/
Parthen8661/
Pertien8622/
Pertean8615/
Pertene861/
Pertein861/
Pearten861/
Perthin860/
Prethen860/
Pertn831/
Perthenová829/
Pertesen8012/
Partheen8012/
Perthain804/
Pertecen804/
Perthina801/
Pearteun801/
Perttuen801/
Peartean801/
Pertin777,066/
Porten771,929/
Parten771,909/
Pertem774/
Preten770/
Pertine7194/
Pertain7191/
Porthén7136/
Pertina7125/
Pretten7123/
Porteen7111/
Porthin719/
Portten719/
Pforten719/
Pertiñe717/
Partean716/
Pirthesing714/
Pretean714/
Portein712/
Pertyna712/
Perttin711/
Portean711/
Peertin711/
Ppertin711/
Pretehn711/
Perrtne711/
Pertgin711/
Perting711/
Portien711/
Partten710/
Portenn710/
Partaen710/
Parthin710/
Pfordten6724/
Partn677/
Pertecem672/
Partehyn671/
Pertigne671/
Pirthesingh671/
Pertnova671/
Pertayne670/
Pertaine670/

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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
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  • 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 Perthen
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