Percheron Surname
Approximately 2,547 people bear this surname
Percheron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,468 | 1:26,914 | 3,232 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Percheron Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Percheron Come From? nationality or country of origin
Percheron occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Percheron click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Percheron? popularity and diffusion
It is the 169,447th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,861,227 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Percheron live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 2,468 people, or 1 in 26,914. In France Percheron is most frequent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 26 percent live, Île-de-France, where 22 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent live. Apart from France it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.
Percheron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Percheron has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Percheron surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perchron | 94 | 1 | / |
| Percheronne | 90 | 1 | / |
| Porcheron | 89 | 1,702 | / |
| Percherin | 89 | 26 | / |
| Bercheron | 89 | 1 | / |
| Procheron | 89 | 1 | / |
| Percherom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pourcheron | 84 | 11 | / |
| Porchaeron | 84 | 1 | / |
| Prachern | 82 | 5 | / |
| Prechern | 82 | 1 | / |
| Berchern | 82 | 1 | / |
| Preecheroen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pricherin | 78 | 334 | / |
| Pracherin | 78 | 44 | / |
| Perchirin | 78 | 41 | / |
| Prochoron | 78 | 11 | / |
| Brocheron | 78 | 1 | / |
| Proicherin | 74 | 49 | / |
| Porcharoen | 74 | 9 | / |
| Pricharoen | 74 | 7 | / |
| Porcheryan | 74 | 6 | / |
| Puricherin | 74 | 4 | / |
| Parcharoen | 74 | 3 | / |
| Procherena | 74 | 3 | / |
| Procharoen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Parcharone | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pericharna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Purcharoni | 74 | 1 | / |
| Preecharoen | 70 | 12 | / |
| Pierre Charron | 70 | 3 | / |
| Proycharoen | 70 | 3 | / |
| Puorcharoen | 70 | 3 | / |
| Praicharoen | 70 | 2 | / |
| Preecharone | 70 | 2 | / |
| Proycharoun | 70 | 1 | / |
| Biro Cheron | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pouracherian | 67 | 131 | / |
| Prochoren | 67 | 29 | / |
| Porchiran | 67 | 29 | / |
| Praayucherin | 67 | 26 | / |
| Praicharn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paricharn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barcheran | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Percheron
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