Perkens Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Perkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

Perkens (73) may also be a first name.

Perkens Last Name Facts

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

Perkens (Russian: Перкенс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Perkens occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Perkens are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Perkens is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 73 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Perkens is most common in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, Virginia, where 25 percent reside and Arizona, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States Perkens exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Perkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perkens last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perkens Last Name Statistics demography

Perkens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perckens933/
Perkiens931/
Peirkens930/
Perkns929/
Perkins86206,114/
Parkens8618/
Perkyns867/
Percens862/
Pirkens861/
Porkens861/
Pearkins8012/
Perkinns807/
Peerkins804/
Perkinss803/
Perkinsd802/
Pperkins801/
Pierkins801/
Perckins801/
Paerkins801/
Perrkins801/
Perkimns801/
Perkinse801/
Peirkins800/
Perkkins800/
D'Perkins753/
Parkins719,232/
Parkyns7160/
Pirkins7114/
Prekins7113/
Perkinz7110/
Porkins716/
Perkinsová711/
Perkinx711/
Percins710/
Perquins672/
Parkinz572/
Pircins570/

Perkens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkens in the Russian language
Перкенсperkens-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Perkens
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