Perek Surname

138,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Perek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,3621:16,0922,362
Turkey2111:368,82222,921
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
France1421:467,76666,487
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Israel291:295,09125,768
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
England211:2,653,24194,788
Croatia191:222,55825,345
India161:47,941,586492,263
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Perek (65) may also be a first name.

Perek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perek (Oriya: େପେରକ, Russian: Перек) occurs most in Poland. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Perek.

How Common Is The Last Name Perek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,321st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,252,719 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Perek are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 65 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 2,362 people, or 1 in 16,092. Not including Poland this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Perek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perek surname are 23.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Perek earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning 321,051 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.15% more than the national average, earning $67,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pereke91409/
Pesrek9158/
Peyrek9148/
Perekh9145/
Pierek9121/
Pereck9117/
Perzek916/
Paerek912/
Perekt911/
Perezk911/
Pearek910/
Piereck8358/
Pereske835/
Pereshk834/
Peitrek832/
Petreak832/
Petreik831/
Peyrekh831/
Pierrek831/
Pieriek831/
Pereake831/
Pearrek830/
Pyrek802,904/
Pereg802,211/
Perik801,057/
Pirek80689/
Parek80669/
Perec80665/
Pírek80345/
Perex80211/
Peryk80113/
Porek8016/
Pýrek8011/
Pereq801/
Perekova7714/
Pereková772/
Parekh7399,448/
Pareek7316,479/
Perike731,987/
Pierik731,824/
Piorek73424/
Petřek73344/
Perick73309/
Perzyk73224/
Peerik7358/
Perikh7355/
Perykh7353/
Pirzek7342/
Perecs7339/
Pariek7329/
Pareik7326/
Perzik7324/
Peyrik7315/
Parrek7315/
Peregh7315/
Pyrrek7315/
Peiryk7315/
Perect7314/
Pareck7310/
Perezx739/
Perezq738/
Petrex736/
Parehk736/
Perezc735/
Perhik734/
Paarek734/
Pharek734/
Pyrzek734/
Perikë734/
Pareak733/
Pierec733/
Pyreck733/
Pearec732/
Peresc732/
Porekh732/
Perrec732/
Pehryk732/
Porekk731/
Peirec731/
Peirik731/
Perrik731/
Perikk731/
Pireke731/
Pirekh731/
Pytrek731/
Porrek730/
Peregs730/
Perekhova7146/
Peyreková7111/
Perkova672,671/
Petresc67424/
Peirick67419/
Pierick67405/
Pareekh67237/
Perrick67210/
Perique6792/
Peregue6761/
Pioreck6742/
Petrzik6739/
Piorrek6735/
Peyrick6729/
Perzhik6719/
Petrecs6717/
Petruik6716/
Pareick6715/
Petrzyk6713/
Pierzyk678/
Petrykh677/
Pereque676/
Pherike675/
Pariekh675/
Paarekh674/
Pareeck674/
Petrzec673/
Petreac672/
Pharekh672/
Paareek672/
Parekkh672/
Pareakh672/
Pearike671/
Peitryk671/
Perrect671/
Perihck671/
Phireak671/
Pareikh671/
Parekhh671/
Petrect671/
Pierrec671/
Poerick670/
Perrike670/
Perigue670/

Perek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perek in the Oriya language
େପେରକeperaka-
Perek in the Russian language
Перекperek-

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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 Perek
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