Perkash Surname

253,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Perkash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1011:696,69932,391
Pakistan2251:793,97311,318
Iran1871:410,60226,140
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Perkash (1,735) may also be a first name.

Perkash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perkash (Hindi: प्रकाश) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkash? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 253,301st most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,668,511 people. The last name Perkash is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Perkash live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Perkash is also the 184,185th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,735 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 1,101 people, or 1 in 696,699. In India Perkash is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 65 percent are found, Delhi, where 14 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent are found. Outside of India this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 12 percent are found.

Perkash Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Perkash are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Perkash earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.6% more than the national average, earning $65,847 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkasht9362/
Perkaash932/
Paerkash931/
Perkhash931/
Perkaesh931/
Peerkash931/
Perkas92606/
Parkash86261,955/
Prekash86210/
Pirkash86176/
Perkaus86126/
Perkach8643/
Porkash8643/
Perkesh866/
Perkhas861/
Perkosh861/
Perkahs861/
Perkhach80104/
Parrkash8022/
Parkhash8013/
Parkaash8011/
Parkaysh803/
Paarkash802/
Perkhass801/
Perkache801/
Parkeash801/
Parkaish801/
Parkasch801/
Parkassh801/
Perkhaus801/
Perkhosh801/
Porkhash801/
Parkas772,188/
Prekas771,082/
Perkaj7742/
Pyrkas7739/
Porkas7721/
Perkos7718/
Percas7717/
Perkaz7717/
Pirkas7716/
Pirkhasht7519/
Perkasova755/
Parkaaash751/
Peirkhosh751/
Parkesh712,372/
Perkosz71118/
Parkaus7124/
Perkausová7120/
Pirkesh7120/
Porkhas7112/
Petrkač719/
Parkhas717/
Prekkas714/
Perkacz713/
Pierkos712/
Perkatz712/
Pharkas712/
Porkass712/
Parkahs712/
Pierkaz712/
Perkous712/
Perkarz711/
Perkauz711/
Pirkasd711/
Parkaas711/
Parkeas711/
Parkass711/
Petrkos711/
Piercas711/
Pyrkach711/
Perceas710/
Pirkhosh6768/
Pyrkosch6767/
Pirkoush672/
Parkkesh671/
Pharrkas671/

Perkash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkash in the Hindi language
प्रकाशprakasa95.92
पिरकाशpirakasa2.04
पेर्काशperkasa2.04

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Footnotes

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