Percheron Surname

169,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Percheron Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Percheron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,4681:26,9143,232
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Chile261:677,55715,745
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

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