Perch Surname
Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 537 | 1:674,970 | 53,756 |
| Ukraine | 260 | 1:175,087 | 24,016 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| Barbados | 97 | 1:2,963 | 456 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 33 | 1:41,333 | 3,849 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 113 | 1:215,711 | 16,668 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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]
Perch Demographics
Perch Political Affiliation
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Perch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Perch (Georgian: პერჩ, Russian: Перч) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Perch? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 272,070th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Perch live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 708,111th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 167 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 674,970. In The United States Perch is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 18 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Perch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Perch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Perch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Perch last name is principally Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Perch surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.71% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perche | 91 | 3,792 | / |
| Persch | 91 | 3,299 | / |
| Pearch | 91 | 478 | / |
| Percht | 91 | 203 | / |
| Poerch | 91 | 16 | / |
| Pertch | 91 | 8 | / |
| Perchs | 91 | 3 | / |
| Pierch | 91 | 3 | / |
| Percsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Peirch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Peerch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Perc | 89 | 1,189 | / |
| Pertsch | 83 | 388 | / |
| Persche | 83 | 113 | / |
| Pfersch | 83 | 47 | / |
| Piersch | 83 | 14 | / |
| Perssch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Porch | 80 | 4,786 | / |
| Pirch | 80 | 942 | / |
| Pyrch | 80 | 760 | / |
| Parch | 80 | 459 | / |
| Perce | 80 | 441 | / |
| Prech | 80 | 271 | / |
| Perci | 80 | 262 | / |
| Persh | 80 | 180 | / |
| Percz | 80 | 149 | / |
| Přech | 80 | 106 | / |
| Perhe | 80 | 71 | / |
| Pierc | 80 | 31 | / |
| Perzh | 80 | 21 | / |
| Perhs | 80 | 17 | / |
| Pearc | 80 | 12 | / |
| Perkh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Peirc | 80 | 4 | / |
| Perxh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peerc | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pertzsch | 77 | 341 | / |
| Pfersche | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pfeirsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perchová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pearce | 73 | 151,377 | / |
| Peirce | 73 | 7,202 | / |
| Pirsch | 73 | 985 | / |
| Peerce | 73 | 152 | / |
| Preche | 73 | 81 | / |
| Pärsch | 73 | 39 | / |
| Pyrsch | 73 | 20 | / |
| Pershe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Prechz | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pirche | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pearsh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Paarch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Petrsh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Perrce | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pretch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pearci | 73 | 2 | / |
| Piercs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Parchh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pyrech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peerhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pearcs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peerkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pferci | 73 | 0 | / |
| Perschová | 71 | 23 | / |
| Perz | 67 | 6,259 | / |
| Pirc | 67 | 3,540 | / |
| Pers | 67 | 2,708 | / |
| Pyrc | 67 | 336 | / |
| Perj | 67 | 225 | / |
| Pfirsch | 67 | 115 | / |
| Perš | 67 | 106 | / |
| Perţ | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pfertsh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Perč | 67 | 16 | / |
| Percova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pirtsch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pyrtsch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Perx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peyrekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peerzdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pearssh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pearrce | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pheirce | 67 | 0 | / |
| Prettch | 67 | 0 | / |
Perch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perch in the Georgian language | ||
| პერჩ | perch | - |
| Perch in the Russian language | ||
| Перч | perc | - |
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