Pearks Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pearks Surname Definition:

V.Perk(e)s.

Pearks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pearks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V.Perk(e)s.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pearks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pearks occurs most in Australia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pearks is the 2,843,861st most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Pearks occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Pearks are found; 64 percent are found in Australasia and 64 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Pearks is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,587,982. In Australia it is primarily found in: South Australia, where 53 percent are found, Western Australia, where 41 percent are found and Victoria, where 6 percent are found. Beside Australia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 28 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Pearks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pearks has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parks91125,489/
Perks9110,884/
Peark911/
Parksh83584/
Perksh8331/
Parkås8330/
Parcks8312/
Parkks833/
Parkss833/
Perkse831/
Pearcs831/
Pjarks831/
Piarks831/
Parrks831/
Bparks831/
Hparks831/
Paerks831/
Petrks831/
Pearek830/
Pairks830/
Percks830/
Park80383,261/
Perk804,157/
Parkhsh773/
Parkssh772/
Piercks771/
Pearcse771/
Pearrek770/
Parke7311,976/
Perke73706/
Parkh73133/
Parck73103/
Pierk73101/
Perck7386/
Pirks7354/
Preks7345/
Perkz7320/
Petrk7319/
Pearc7312/
Parkå7311/
Perkh737/
Phark737/
Parkz735/
Parkø734/
Puerk733/
Peerk733/
Paark733/
Parkp732/
Pearg731/
Pahrk731/
Pergs731/
Parrk731/
Pearx731/
Pargs731/
Parkc731/
Pherk730/
Parkhe6714,057/
Peyerk67189/
Peyrek6748/
Percke6726/
Pehrke6718/
Peharkova6712/
Peharc679/
Petrĺk677/
Pharke675/
Parckh674/
Perchs673/
Payark673/
Parkke673/
Piercs672/
Pearec672/
Pairkh672/
Pharrk671/
Parkhj671/
Pharkh671/
Prekss671/
Peerkh671/
Petrck671/
Parcke671/
Percsh671/
Parrke671/
Pajerk671/
Pahrke671/
Pearcg671/
Peerhk671/
Pearxe670/
Pierck670/
Pharck670/

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