Perkam Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Perkam Surname Definition:
From Purcombe; a location name in Devon.
Perkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Iran | 121 | 1:634,566 | 34,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
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.
Perkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Perkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Perkam is found most in India. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perkam? popularity and diffusion
Perkam is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Perkam occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 91 percent live and Telangana, where 9 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 48 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkham | 92 | 2 | / |
| Perkkam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Perckam | 92 | 0 | / |
| Perkhaym | 86 | 23 | / |
| Perkhaim | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pherkeam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peerkham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parkam | 83 | 50 | / |
| Porkam | 83 | 10 | / |
| Pirkam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phetrkham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Parkham | 77 | 94 | / |
| Porkham | 77 | 12 | / |
| Peurkom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Parkhahm | 71 | 3 | / |
| Parcam | 67 | 45 | / |
| Porcam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Parqam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Parkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pircam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parkhom | 62 | 155 | / |
| Parkoom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pirqasm | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pirkheim | 57 | 97 | / |
| Percheim | 57 | 6 | / |
| Parcom | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Perkam
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