Perkis Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Perkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
England1441:386,93126,993
Chile201:880,82418,509
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Perkis (80) may also be a first name.

Perkis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perkis (Russian: Перкис) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 731,961st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Perkis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Perkis are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 80 people.

Perkis is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Beside The United States Perkis exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and Chile, where 5 percent reside.

Perkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Perkis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Perkis last name rose 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perkis surname are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.13% registered to vote for the party.

Perkis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $38,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkiss92168/
Perckis927/
Perkies921/
Perkise920/
Perkuis920/
Perkes831,091/
Parkis83251/
Pirkis8344/
Percis8340/
Perkys831/
Porkis831/
Pyrkis830/
Parkies771,905/
Perquis77251/
Pierkes7785/
Pearkes7742/
Parkish7716/
Percuis779/
Perkesh776/
Perkich776/
Parkiss774/
Parkhis773/
Phercis771/
Perchis771/
Pirkish771/
Porkies771/
Parkeis771/
Perkyss771/
Perhkys771/
Perkess770/
Pirkiss770/
Parkkies712/
Perkyshe711/
Parkaish711/
Parkes6731,524/
Parkys6711/
Pirkes678/
Prekiç677/
Perces675/
Porkes672/
Perqes671/
Perciz671/

Perkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkis in the Russian language
Перкисperkis-

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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
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  • 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 Perkis
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