Last name Pernet (Pernet 
) , all around the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Pernet is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is quite a rare surname, France, and Mauritius. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in France, Switzerland, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Pernet is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Pernet | Switzerland, Colombia, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| pernet defosses CH (b. 1526) |
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| hedwig louise de pernet (b. 1742) |
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| jean-henri-alexandre pernet French painter, FR (b. 1763) |
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| jean henry alexandre pernet French painter, ca. 1763-after 1789, FR (b. 1763) |
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etienne pernet Frecnh priest, FR (b. 1824) |
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joseph pernet-ducher French rose breeder, FR (b. 1859) |
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| jean pernet, père French nurseryman and rose breeder, FR (b. 1832) |
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| johann pernet (1845-1902), CH (b. 1845) |
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heinz pernet Nazi, DE (b. 1896) |
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diane pernet French journalist, US (b. 1901) |
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| percival pernet (1890-1977), CH (b. 1890) |
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| andré pernet French bass baritone (1894-1966), FR (b. 1894) |
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| jean pernet CH (b. 1891) |
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| pierre pernet French actor, FR (b. 1931) |
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| andré pernet (b. 1923) |
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