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

The last name Perkey is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 280,928th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,303,891 people. The last name Perkey is predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,373 people, or 1 in 263,990. In The United States Perkey is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 16 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Perkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Perkey last name expanded 794 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perkey surname are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.67% registered with the 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/

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Perkey Reference & Research

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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 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