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    The surname Perla

    A surname, carried by 2,470 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P640

    Perla: #12,541 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Perla #12,541, 2,470 people Perla: #12,541 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Perla #12,541, 2,470 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perla is more common than 92.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,470 people named Perla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,998 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,965.

    #12,541
    rank among US surnames
    2,470
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +25.7%
    change since 2000 (was #14,064)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,536Dahlin2,472124,897
    #12,540Volker2,471124,948
    #12,541Fairman2,470124,998
    #12,547Baumgart2,469125,049
    #12,548Koop2,468125,099

    Who is named Perla

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    68% of people named Perla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 68%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Perla

    Perla has the Soundex code P640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P640.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Perla?
    2,470 people in the United States had the surname Perla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,998 Americans. It ranked 12,541st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perla?
    In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Perla identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Perla getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,965 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,470 in 2010, up 26%.