Pertus Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pertus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pertus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7601:87,39812,494
Colombia1141:419,0716,513
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Canada631:584,85148,473
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
England11:55,718,059489,080
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Pertus (218) may also be a first name.

Pertus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pertus is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pertús. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pertus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 340,606th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,753,981 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Pertus reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Pertus is also the 611,412th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 218 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 87,398. In France Pertus is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 29 percent reside, Occitanie, where 19 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent reside. Aside from France Pertus occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Pertus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pertus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pertus last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pertus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pertus earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning $20,855,300 COP per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning $44,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pertús941/
Pertuis92307/
Perthus9269/
Piertus921/
Pertu91250/
Perthuis861,269/
Pertuz8321,973/
Portus83728/
Perttu83605/
Pertos83207/
Partus83180/
Pretus83126/
Pertuy83110/
Perthu8342/
Pertou8327/
Pertuc8322/
Pirtus835/
Pertui834/
Perteu832/
Pertut832/
Pertud830/
Peartusch801/
Porteus771,034/
Pertuit77718/
Pertuch7778/
Partush7744/
Pertout7741/
Perthuy7722/
Perthou7721/
Portous775/
Pertaut775/
Prettus772/
Pertuce771/
Pertouz771/
Phertos771/
Piertos771/
Pretusz771/
Partaus771/
Pertaud771/
Perthui771/
Pretous771/
Pertosh771/
Parthus771/
Portuis770/
Pirtu73285/
Pretu7315/
Partusch71312/
Portteus71133/
Peyretou7133/
Porthaus7127/
Pertuche7125/
Partoush716/
Pirthous713/
Perthoud711/
Porthous711/
Pyrtuh673,151/
Portuś67123/
Pretou6736/
Portuz6715/
Partuś6711/
Pertúz677/
Portús675/
Phirtu674/
Prehtu673/
Prettu673/
Pretuz672/
Partuz671/
Pertoz671/
Pertùz671/
Pretau671/
Prethu671/
Pirthu671/

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Pertus Reference & Research

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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 Pertus
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