Perking Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Perking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Perking (15) may also be a first name.

Perking Last Name Facts

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

Perking occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perking? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perking is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Perking occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Perking are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Perking is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent live, Mississippi, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Perking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perking has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Perking last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perking Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Perking are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Perking earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.33% less than the national average, earning $29,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perckings880/
Parking8666/
Pirking864/
Percing862/
Perkink861/
Perkinx861/
Preking861/
Precking804/
Parcking801/
Parkingk801/
Perching800/
Perchink671/
Pfirching630/
Perchenk531/

Search for Another Surname

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 Perking
  • 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