Perch Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Perch Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) a nickname from the Perch, so called from its dark spots [French perche, Latin perca, Greek πέρκη,—πέρκ(ν)ος, dark]

Perch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:674,97053,756
Ukraine2601:175,08724,016
England1251:445,74429,621
Barbados971:2,963456
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Canada581:635,26952,014
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Trinidad and Tobago331:41,3333,849
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Panama191:205,9085,804
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Wales91:343,83718,086
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Perch (167) may also be a first name.

Perch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) a nickname from the Perch, so called from its dark spots [French perche, Latin perca, Greek πέρκη,—πέρκ(ν)ος, dark]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perch (Georgian: პერჩ, Russian: Перч) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Perch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,070th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,092,625 people. The surname Perch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Perch live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Perch is also the 708,111th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 167 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 674,970. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Perch is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 18 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Perch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perch surname rose 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Perch surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Perch earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning R 202,572 per year; in United States they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $48,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $45,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perche913,792/
Persch913,299/
Pearch91478/
Percht91203/
Poerch9116/
Pertch918/
Perchs913/
Pierch913/
Percsh911/
Peirch910/
Peerch910/
Perc891,189/
Pertsch83388/
Persche83113/
Pfersch8347/
Piersch8314/
Perssch831/
Porch804,786/
Pirch80942/
Pyrch80760/
Parch80459/
Perce80441/
Prech80271/
Perci80262/
Persh80180/
Percz80149/
Přech80106/
Perhe8071/
Pierc8031/
Perzh8021/
Perhs8017/
Pearc8012/
Perkh807/
Peirc804/
Perxh801/
Peerc800/
Pertzsch77341/
Pfersche772/
Pfeirsch771/
Perchová771/
Pearce73151,377/
Peirce737,202/
Pirsch73985/
Peerce73152/
Preche7381/
Pärsch7339/
Pyrsch7320/
Pershe7320/
Prechz736/
Pirche735/
Pearsh733/
Paarch733/
Petrsh733/
Perrce732/
Pretch732/
Pearci732/
Piercs732/
Parchh731/
Peersh731/
Pyrech731/
Peerhe731/
Pearcs731/
Peerkh731/
Pferci730/
Perschová7123/
Perz676,259/
Pirc673,540/
Pers672,708/
Pyrc67336/
Perj67225/
Pfirsch67115/
Perš67106/
Perţ6746/
Pfertsh6729/
Perč6716/
Percova679/
Pirtsch678/
Pyrtsch677/
Perx673/
Peyrekh671/
Peerzdh671/
Pearssh671/
Perć671/
Pearrce670/
Pheirce670/
Prettch670/

Perch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perch in the Georgian language
პერჩperch-
Perch in the Russian language
Перчperc-

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