Perthun Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Perthun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Perthun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perthun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Perthun occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perthun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Perthun is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Perthun live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,981,684. In Germany Perthun is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 56 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 41 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pertun | 92 | 13 | / |
| Parthun | 86 | 161 | / |
| Porthun | 86 | 104 | / |
| Perthon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Peertun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Prethun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pertune | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peerthum | 80 | 40 | / |
| Pearteun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perttune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perton | 77 | 389 | / |
| Partun | 77 | 54 | / |
| Pertum | 77 | 43 | / |
| Portun | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pretun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pertushyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pearton | 71 | 558 | / |
| Peertum | 71 | 106 | / |
| Peyrton | 71 | 57 | / |
| Portuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Portaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pherton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pierton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partuin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pirton | 62 | 38 | / |
| Piertoń | 57 | 4 | / |
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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 Perthun
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