Perko Surname

80,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Perko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2,2871:1,08856
United States1,6011:226,39521,870
Croatia4051:10,4411,917
Austria3471:24,5403,853
Belarus2121:44,8167,657
Finland1791:30,7084,080
Poland1721:220,98128,861
Bosnia and Herzegovina1481:23,8953,998
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Canada991:372,17833,288
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Australia341:793,99150,673
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
England181:3,095,448105,421
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Perkó (57) & Pérko (11) are calculated separately.

Perko (374) may also be a first name.

Perko Last Name Facts

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

Perko (Russian: Перко) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Perkó or Pérko. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perko? popularity and diffusion

Perko is the 80,854th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,211,159 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Perko reside; 47 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 448,725th most widespread first name internationally, held by 374 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 2,287 people, or 1 in 1,088. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 33 percent reside, Drava, where 27 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 20 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Croatia, where 7 percent reside.

Perko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Belarus.

In The United States Perko are 8.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Perko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $57,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkó9357/
Pérko9311/
Pierko91205/
Perkko9122/
Perkot9115/
Perkou916/
Perkoh914/
Perkoz912/
Perkho911/
Perkosz83118/
Pearkot832/
Perkous832/
Perkoup831/
Pierzko831/
Petrkos831/
Perrkot831/
Perkosh831/
Peerkod831/
Perka805,380/
Preko803,682/
Pyrko801,329/
Pirko80882/
Parko80871/
Perco80379/
Porko80228/
Pírko80138/
Perkhout771/
Parkoo731,234/
Percot73431/
Porkho73410/
Parkko73322/
Piorko73118/
Parkho7389/
Pierco7366/
Perkga7348/
Parkoi7347/
Pirkoś7342/
Pirkos7340/
Perkka7319/
Prekou7318/
Prekoh7317/
Perkaz7317/
Perkha7316/
Parkuo7315/
Perkaa7310/
Pirkko7310/
Pyorko7310/
Percos7310/
Percka738/
Pyrkou735/
Perkca733/
Precko732/
Peerka732/
Parcko731/
Pearka731/
Perkeu731/
Pirrko731/
Porkko731/
Pirkou731/
Perkah731/
Pherka731/
Pierka731/
Petrco731/
Pearco730/
Peirco730/
Percop730/
Peirkhosh711/
Pirkopf6782/
Perkach6743/
Pyrkocz6741/
Petrkač679/
Pohyrko677/
Percout674/
Parkkoo674/
Parkhoo674/
Perkacz673/
Perkatz672/
Pierkah671/
Pirzhko671/
Percost671/
Perkauz671/
Perkahs671/
Pearcoy671/
Perquoh670/
Perquot670/

Perko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perko in the Russian language
Перкоperko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Perko
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