Perkam Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Perkam Surname Definition:

From Purcombe; a location name in Devon.

Perkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Iran1211:634,56634,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Perkam (35) may also be a first name.

Perkam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Purcombe; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Perkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perkam is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkam? popularity and diffusion

Perkam is the 1,009,375th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Perkam are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Perkam is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India Perkam is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 91 percent live and Telangana, where 9 percent live. Not including India Perkam exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 48 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkham922/
Perkkam921/
Perckam920/
Perkhaym8623/
Perkhaim869/
Pherkeam861/
Peerkham861/
Parkam8350/
Porkam8310/
Pirkam831/
Phetrkham803/
Parkham7794/
Porkham7712/
Peurkom771/
Parkhahm713/
Parcam6745/
Porcam676/
Parqam672/
Parkom671/
Porkom671/
Pircam671/
Parkhom62155/
Parkoom621/
Pirqasm621/
Pirkheim5797/
Percheim576/
Parcom504/

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