Pericles Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Pericles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pericles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,1021:9,6951,030
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
France461:1,443,972140,296
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Péricles (24), Periclès (11) & Périclès (3) are calculated separately.

Pericles (10,902) may also be a first name.

Pericles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pericles occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Péricles, Periclès or Périclès. For other potential spellings of Pericles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pericles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pericles is the 245,548th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,495,710 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Pericles are found; 68 percent are found in Caribbean and 68 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Pericles is also the 57,875th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 10,902 people.

The surname Pericles is most common in Haiti, where it is held by 1,102 people, or 1 in 9,695. In Haiti Pericles is mostly found in: Nord, where 49 percent reside, Ouest, where 41 percent reside and Nord-Est, where 8 percent reside. Besides Haiti this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Pericles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pericles last name are 24.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Pericles earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,955 USD per year.

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