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

Pearks occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pearks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Pearks is predominantly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Pearks live; 64 percent live in Australasia and 64 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Pearks is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,587,982. In Australia Pearks is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 53 percent reside, Western Australia, where 41 percent reside and Victoria, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Australia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 28 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Pearks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pearks has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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Footnotes

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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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