Perš Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Perš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1041:23,9205,178
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Pers (2,708) & Pérs (1) are calculated separately.

Perš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perš occurs most in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Pers or Pérs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Perš live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 23,920. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Mura, where 70 percent reside, Upper Carniola, where 11 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia Perš exists in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pers922,708/
Perše89513/
Petrš8910/
Pérs831/
Pirš75788/
Porš75152/
Pörš7590/
Perx753/
Peers678,307/
Pears674,360/
Piers673,719/
Perch671,431/
Perse671,358/
Peirs67484/
Perce67441/
Perje67327/
Persh67180/
Pehrs67112/
Perst6786/
Perze6761/
Petrs6749/
Persz6743/
Perşe6729/
Perzh6721/
Perss6716/
Pfers6710/
Poers679/
Perås676/
Perrs676/
Perzz674/
Persd673/
Paers672/
Perxh671/
Pearx671/
Peyrs671/
Peurs671/
Pgers671/
Phers670/

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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 Perš
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