Perttu Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Perttu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perttu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3381:16,2622,355
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Perttu (2,348) may also be a first name.

Perttu Last Name Facts

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

Perttu (Russian: Пертту) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perttu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 533,524th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Perttu reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 153,451st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,348 people.

This surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 338 people, or 1 in 16,262. In Finland Perttu is most numerous in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 23 percent live, Uusimaa, where 18 percent live and Satakunta, where 13 percent live. Outside of Finland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Sweden, where 18 percent live.

Perttu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perttu last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered with the party.

The amount Perttu earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.95% less than the national average, earning 270,126 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pertu91250/
Pertuz8321,973/
Pertus831,079/
Pertuy83110/
Perthu8342/
Pertou8327/
Pertui834/
Prettu833/
Pertut832/
Perteu832/
Paertu831/
Parttu831/
Pertud830/
Pertuit77718/
Pertuis77307/
Pertuch7778/
Perthus7769/
Pertout7741/
Perthuy7722/
Perthou7721/
Pertaut775/
Perthui771/
Pertaud771/
Pertouz771/
Prettou771/
Portu73484/
Pirtu73285/
Partu73192/
Pretu7315/
Perthuis711,269/
Peyretou7133/
Perthoud711/
Pyrtuh673,151/
Porteu67159/
Parthu6753/
Portou6751/
Partuh6747/
Pretou6736/
Portau6717/
Pertúz677/
Pirtus675/
Partau674/
Phirtu674/
Prehtu673/
Portui672/
Parteu672/
Pirthu671/
Peartusch671/
Pertùz671/
Pertús671/
Pretau671/
Prethu671/

Perttu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perttu in the Russian language
Перттуperttu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perttu
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