Perke Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Perke Surname Definition:

(English) a form of Park(e, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) Saucy, Pert [from Middle English perken (of birds), to preen, Middle English perke, a perch; Northern French perque, French perche, Latin pertica, a rod] Perke as a peacock.-—Spenser, Shepheards Calender: Feb.

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Perke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6761:1,134,71246,229
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Perke (35) may also be a first name.

Perke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a form of Park(e, q.v. (Anglo-French-Latin) Saucy, Pert [from Middle English perken (of birds), to preen, Middle English perke, a perch; Northern French perque, French perche, Latin pertica, a rod] Perke as a peacock.-—Spenser, Shepheards Calender: Feb. l. 8.

(Anglo-Greek) a shortening of Perkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perke (Arabic: بيركي, Marathi: पेरके, Russian: Перке) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perke is the 474,151st most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. Perke is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Perke are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 35 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 676 people, or 1 in 1,134,712. In India Perke is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent are found, Telangana, where 3 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkey911,374/
Percke9126/
Pehrke9118/
Perkie9115/
Perkeu911/
Paerke911/
Perkeh911/
Pierke910/
Perk894,157/
Pearkes8342/
Perkhed8337/
Perkher8330/
Percker8310/
Perkeet831/
Perckie831/
Pierkey831/
Pearker831/
Perkecz831/
Perkess830/
Pearkee830/
Peirker830/
Parke8011,976/
Perka805,380/
Perce80441/
Pirke80201/
Perky80171/
Pyrke80153/
Pierk80101/
Perck8086/
Perki8065/
Porke8028/
Petrk8019/
Perkh807/
Peerk803/
Pärke803/
Preke802/
Peark801/
Pörke801/
Pherk800/
Perckett771/
Pearce73151,377/
Parkhe7314,057/
Peirce737,202/
Perche733,792/
Parkey731,606/
Percey73640/
Pirkey73460/
Perque73392/
Phirke73318/
Percea73233/
Parkei73166/
Peerce73152/
Parkie73130/
Perkio7371/
Peyrek7348/
Pearks7347/
Perkaj7342/
Pergue7340/
Parkee7334/
Perkyi7328/
Parkeh7323/
Perkka7319/
Perkha7316/
Pyrker7316/
Perkai7312/
Perkaa7310/
Perkhi7310/
Perkki738/
Pirkes738/
Percka738/
Petrĺk737/
Pharke735/
Pirkeh735/
Porkee734/
Porkhe734/
Porkie734/
Porkea734/
Parkke733/
Pirkie733/
Perkca733/
Pearec732/
Porkey732/
Peerka732/
Prekey732/
Perrce732/
Perkij732/
Perkiy731/
Pearka731/
Peirec731/
Prekke731/
Perkih731/
Petrck731/
Parcke731/
Parkea731/
Parrke731/
Pahrke731/
Pierka731/
Pherka731/
Percee731/
Perqes731/
Petrks731/
Peerhk731/
Peerkh731/
Pierck730/
Porkei730/
Perkip730/
Pearek730/
Pearky730/
Porrke730/
Perkova672,671/
Pearcey672,148/
Perc671,189/
Pirk671,096/
Prek67503/
Perchey67337/
Perg67295/
Perkiss67168/
Perková67126/
Pyrk6792/
Percque6733/
Parkhey6732/
Perques6732/
Perkkio6732/
Perquez6731/
Pärk6729/
Peircey6727/
Parkhie6715/
Pérk6710/
Pohyrke678/
Perkich676/
Parkhee675/
Perkaya674/
Perquer674/
Pearcea674/
Porkhea674/
Perx673/
Paarkhe672/
Perquet672/
Pearque671/
Phirkhe671/
Parkeeh671/
Parkeej671/
Parkkey671/
Pearcce671/
Peyrekh671/
Percheh671/
Porkheh671/
Pharkie671/
Perkyss671/
Perhkys671/
Pirkess670/
Pearrce670/
Pierque670/
Pheirce670/
Perkuis670/
Peirgue670/
Pearrek670/

Perke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perke in the Marathi language
पेरकेperake94.03
पेकpeka4.9
पेरकाperaka0.21
पेरळेperale0.21
Perke in the Russian language
Перкеperke-
Perke in the Arabic language
بيركيbyrky-

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