Perken Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Perken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Perken (17) may also be a first name.

Perken Last Name Facts

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

Perken (Russian: Перкен) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 30 percent of Perken reside; 20 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 20 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Perken is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The last name Perken is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Perken is mostly found in: Saint Petersburg, where 100 percent are found. Barring Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 10 percent are found.

Perken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perken last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkenn920/
Perkin833,789/
Parken83387/
Perkyn83147/
Perkün8351/
Percen8310/
Perkne835/
Pirken834/
Preken831/
Perkina771,763/
Perkyna77146/
Parkeen777/
Perkinn776/
Perkind775/
Perkisn775/
Parkken772/
Pharken771/
Porkien771/
Perchen771/
Pearcen771/
Prekken771/
Pirkent770/
Parcken770/
Peircen770/
Parkn732/
Perkgkin711/
Pirkenne711/
Pearchen710/
Parkin6730,879/
Pyrkin67664/
Percin67310/
Pirkin67158/
Porkin67125/
Pyrkyn6764/
Prekin6749/
Parkén678/
Prekyn675/
Parkhn673/
Porkyn673/
Pircen672/
Perqin671/
Perkinova671/
Prekhn671/

Perken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perken in the Russian language
Перкенperken-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perken
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