Perkey Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

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

Perkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3731:263,99024,881
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Perkey (17) may also be a first name.

Perkey Last Name Facts

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

Perkey is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkey? popularity and diffusion

Perkey is the 280,928th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,303,891 people. Perkey is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Perkey are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

Perkey is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,373 people, or 1 in 263,990. In The United States Perkey is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Perkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 794 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perkey surname are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Perkey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $39,305 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierkey921/
Perke91706/
Perky91171/
Perkeyee861/
Parkey831,606/
Percey83640/
Pirkey83460/
Perkyi8328/
Percke8326/
Pehrke8318/
Perkie8315/
Porkey832/
Prekey832/
Perkiy831/
Perkeu831/
Perkoe831/
Paerke831/
Perkeh831/
Pearky830/
Pierke830/
Pearcey772,148/
Perchey77337/
Pearkes7742/
Perkhed7737/
Parkhey7732/
Perkher7730/
Peircey7727/
Percker7710/
Perkaya774/
Perkeet771/
Perckie771/
Parkkey771/
Pearker771/
Perkecz771/
Perkiyo771/
Perkyss771/
Perhkys771/
Perkess770/
Pearkee770/
Peirker770/
Parkeye770/
Parke7311,976/
Perka735,380/
Perce73441/
Pirke73201/
Pyrke73153/
Perki7365/
Parky7334/
Porke7328/
Porky7313/
Pirky733/
Pärke733/
Preke732/
Pörke731/
Pearchey711/
Perckett711/
Perkkaya711/
Pearce67151,377/
Parkhe6714,057/
Peirce677,202/
Perche673,792/
Perque67392/
Phirke67318/
Perquy67267/
Percea67233/
Parkei67166/
Peerce67152/
Parkie67130/
Perkio6771/
Perkga6748/
Perkaj6742/
Parkee6734/
Parkay6727/
Parkeh6723/
Perkka6719/
Perkaz6717/
Pircey6716/
Perkha6716/
Pyrker6716/
Parkhy6713/
Perceu6712/
Perkai6712/
Perkaa6710/
Perkhi6710/
Perkki678/
Pirkes678/
Percka678/
Perkou676/
Pharke675/
Porkay675/
Pirkeh675/
Porkee674/
Porkhe674/
Porkie674/
Porkea674/
Parkke673/
Pirkie673/
Perkca673/
Peerka672/
Parkyi672/
Perrce672/
Perkij672/
Porkiy671/
Pearka671/
Prekke671/
Perkih671/
Pharky671/
Percue671/
Parcke671/
Parkea671/
Parrke671/
Pahrke671/
Pierka671/
Pherka671/
Percee671/
Perqes671/
Perkah671/
Pirkay671/
Prekay671/
Porkei670/
Perkip670/
Percay670/
Porrke670/

Search for Another Surname

Perkey Reference & Research

Bürgi DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Perkey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis