Peerkhan Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Peerkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peerkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius521:24,8735,131
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
India141:54,790,384527,769
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Peerkhan (47) may also be a first name.

Peerkhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peerkhan (Hindi: पीरखां, Marathi: खान) is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peerkhan? popularity and diffusion

Peerkhan is the 1,484,726th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. Peerkhan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 37 percent of Peerkhan are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Peerkhan is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 24,873. In Mauritius Peerkhan is most common in: Flacq District, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Mauritius this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkhan9340/
Peerhan934/
Pierkhan88103/
Pheerhan881/
Peerkham881/
Perhan8653/
Perkan8623/
Peerrhamn821/
Phetrkhan821/
Pirkhan80378/
Perzhan80363/
Parkhan80104/
Porkhan8046/
Perchan8037/
Perhamn8025/
Perkaan806/
Perkcan806/
Perhane804/
Pyrkhan804/
Peerjan801/
Perkain801/
Prekhan801/
Peerham800/
Perhain800/
Perkhanova78279/
Pourkhan75337/
Perkhaym7523/
Perkhoon7519/
Perchant7516/
Perkhaim759/
Perchain751/
Pirkhaan751/
Perham712,630/
Parkan71462/
Percan71411/
Pirhan71398/
Perjan71196/
Perkon71156/
Perhon7143/
Porkan7125/
Pirkan7120/
Phetrkham713/
Perchatin713/
Phetrchan711/
Pherkhong711/
Perkone67530/
Pourkan67490/
Perjean6763/
Perchon6760/
Pirhjan6720/
Pirchan6715/
Pourhan6715/
Pearham6712/
Pyrkhanova6710/
Pirkhanova678/
Pehrkon678/
Perchanova677/
Parkhon676/
Pirzhan675/
Pirkane675/
Phetrkhong673/
Pharkan673/
Percham673/
Perkong672/
Pirkhon671/
Porkkan671/
Perkkam671/
Percean671/
Piercan670/
Parkain670/

Peerkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peerkhan in the Hindi language
पीरखांpirakham-
Peerkhan in the Marathi language
खानkhana34.38
िपरखानiparakhana28.13
पीरखानpirakhana25
पीखर्नpikharna6.25
पीरखनpirakhana6.25

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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 Peerkhan
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