Perce Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Perce Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Philippines1291:784,79275,887
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

The alternate forms: Perče (34) are calculated separately.

Perce (538) may also be a first name.

Perce Last Name Facts

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

Perce is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Perče. For other possible spellings of Perce click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perce? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perce is the 676,370th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. Perce is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Perce are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 363,474th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 538 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Perce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perce last name decreased 31 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States Perce are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Perce earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,657 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perče9334/
Pierce91195,033/
Pearce91151,377/
Peirce917,202/
Perche913,792/
Percze91908/
Percey91640/
Percea91233/
Percet91225/
Peerce91152/
Percer91151/
Percie91119/
Percke9126/
Perces915/
Perrce912/
Percez911/
Percee911/
Peurce910/
Piercey834,037/
Pearcey832,148/
Perchet831,272/
Perches831,249/
Percher83442/
Perchez83376/
Perchey83337/
Percier83237/
Persche83113/
Percque8333/
Peircey8327/
Percker8310/
Piercee839/
Pierrce835/
Piercce834/
Pearcea834/
Pearces833/
Pearcie833/
Percess831/
Pearcse831/
Pfierce831/
Percies831/
Perckie831/
Perczer831/
Piercej831/
Pearcer831/
Piercie831/
Pearcce831/
Percheh831/
Ppierce831/
Phierce831/
Perceez831/
Pearrce830/
Perceas830/
Pheirce830/
Piercea830/
Perrces830/
Percy8017,562/
Perca803,789/
Perge801,583/
Perch801,431/
Perse801,358/
Perke80706/
Perše80513/
Perje80327/
Percă80303/
Perci80262/
Pirce80206/
Pyrce8085/
Perze8061/
Perţe8031/
Perşe8029/
Percä801/
Perchets777/
Pierciey777/
Perchess776/
D'Pearce772/
Pfersche772/
Pearchey771/
Persches771/
Perckett771/
Piersche771/
Petrcher771/
Pearched771/
Perceová771/
D'Peirce771/
D'Pierce771/
Perchett770/
Peerscey770/
Pearse739,835/
Piercy739,799/
Pearcy734,907/
Persch733,299/
Perger733,111/
Perjes732,125/
Percca731,929/
Perkey731,374/
Perges73883/
Persee73624/
Pierse73604/
Pearch73478/
Perseu73400/
Perque73392/
Peercy73380/
Persse73351/
Persie73290/
Perget73269/
Persey73237/
Perser73224/
Percht73203/
Perchy73163/
Perţea73160/
Peržeľ73129/
Perzee73123/
Peirse7381/
Preche7381/
Precie7376/
Perset7372/
Persei7371/
Percsy7360/
Perseh7356/
Percsi7353/
Pircea7351/
Persea7348/
Pircer7347/
Percis7340/
Persze7328/
Perjet7321/
Perchi7320/
Pershe7320/
Pehrke7318/
Pircey7316/
Perkie7315/
Perché7313/
Perjez7311/
Persed7310/
Percyz7310/
Perzer7310/
Peircy739/
Percka738/
Perjea738/
Pergee737/
Pierze736/
Perzez735/
Pirche735/
Perses734/
Pierca733/
Pierci733/
Perkca733/
Perrcy732/
Pearci732/
Percid732/
Perczi732/
Pîrcea732/
Persøe732/
Pearca732/
Peurse731/
Pearje731/
Perkeu731/
Persez731/
Perzea731/
Perzes731/
Perciz731/
Pircie731/
Pirrce731/
Phirce731/
Pairce731/
Pierçe731/
Perccy731/
Persep731/
Perzie731/
Perzse731/
Persée731/
Pergej731/
Perqes731/
Perjer731/
Perkeh731/
Perdge731/
Peerse731/
Pearge731/
Peirch730/
Perrse730/
Pearxe730/
Pergea730/
Pirsce730/
Peerch730/
Percay730/
Pherse730/
Pergie730/
Pferci730/
Pierke730/
Perscheid71232/
Pferscher7179/
Perczeová711/
Pertchett710/
Perscheet710/
Pers672,708/
Persich67515/
Percich67265/
Perschy67254/
Pearsey67226/
Perš67106/
Pershey6798/
Phearse6784/
Piersee6782/
Pearset6769/
Pfersch6747/
Pearkes6742/
Peerjee6740/
Pirches6738/
Perkhed6737/
Perques6732/
Perquez6731/
Perkher6730/
Perscha6726/
Persché6724/
Pershes6723/
Persett6722/
Perscheová6721/
Perseis6721/
Percaić6720/
Piersch6714/
Pertchi6713/
Piersey6712/
Pershep6712/
Persset6712/
Pferchy679/
Percuis679/
Perkich676/
Perchio676/
Pershed676/
Perseit675/
Perquer674/
Petržeľ674/
Prechey674/
Persheh673/
Perx673/
Perchyi673/
Pearceyová672/
Perssey672/
Persher672/
Perquet672/
Percaiz672/
Persier672/
Perseas672/
Pearcoy671/
Pearque671/
Peirsee671/
Perkeet671/
Persead671/
Persech671/
Perseph671/
Pershea671/
Perssch671/
Phercis671/
Pierkey671/
Pirchei671/
Perchis671/
Prechea671/
Pierzca671/
Pearker671/
Perchiz671/
Perseed671/
Pertses671/
Perzich671/
Perzych671/
Perkecz671/
Prechei671/
Pircheh671/
Piercci671/
Perseth671/
Petrsse671/
Percaya671/
Pearcai671/
Pearchi671/
Perkess670/
Pearser670/
Pearsse670/
Pircees670/
Peersse670/
Pearkee670/
Pearsie670/
Pierque670/
Peerser670/
Peirker670/
Peirsey670/
Persies670/
Pertser670/
Peirzie670/
Peursey670/
Perrser670/
Pferger670/

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