Perkes Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Perkes Surname Definition:

V. Perks.

Perkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7531:481,35340,751
England1251:445,74429,621
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia711:380,22131,281
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Perkes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Perks.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perkes (Georgian: პერკეს) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 337,484th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname Perkes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Perkes live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 753 people, or 1 in 481,353. In The United States Perkes is mostly found in: Utah, where 35 percent live, Idaho, where 17 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Perkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Perkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perkes surname grew 2,789 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perkes last name are 36.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Perkes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.27% more than the national average, earning R 613,740 per year; in United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierkes9285/
Pearkes9242/
Perkesh926/
Perkies921/
Perkess920/
Parkes8331,524/
Perkis83396/
Pirkes838/
Perces835/
Porkes832/
Perqes831/
Perkys831/
Parkesh772,372/
Parkies771,905/
Perches771,249/
Perkiss77168/
Perques7732/
Pirkesh7720/
Porkess7711/
Prekesh777/
Perckis777/
Parkess774/
Pearces773/
Perhkys771/
Perkyss771/
Parkeis771/
Porkies771/
Perkecz771/
Parkeas771/
Pirkeus771/
Percess771/
Perkise770/
Perkuis770/
Perceas770/
Pirkess770/
Perrces770/
Perchess716/
Parkkies712/
Perkyshe711/
Parkkesh711/
Parkeash711/
Parkis67251/
Pirkis6744/
Percis6740/
Parkys6711/
Porkis671/
Percez671/
Pyrkis670/

Perkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkes in the Georgian language
პერკესperkes-

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