Perkus Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Perkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Perkuš (31) are calculated separately.

Perkus (12) may also be a first name.

Perkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perkus (Russian: Перкус) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Perkuš. For other possible spellings of Perkus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perkus is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Perkus are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Perkus is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

Perkus is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Perkus is most frequent in: New York, where 35 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Perkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perkus last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Perkus earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning R 233,496 per year and in United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,183 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkuš9431/
Perkaus92126/
Perkush928/
Perkous922/
Perkuis920/
Perkusch8620/
Perkhaus861/
Parkus83122/
Percus8319/
Perkos8318/
Porkus831/
Perkusova8019/
Perkosz77118/
Perceus7730/
Parkaus7724/
Percuis779/
Parkush775/
Pierkos772/
Porkkus772/
Perkosh771/
Pirkeus771/
Perkauz771/
Porkush771/
Parkous770/
Parkhus770/
Perkausová7520/
Perkousová751/
Parkusch712/
Pirkoush712/
Percusch711/
Perkhosh711/
Piercous710/
Pyrkos6748/
Pirkos6740/
Pircus6727/
Percos6710/
Porkhoush679/
Perkoz672/
Pěrkusová671/
Peirkhosh671/
Parkuš671/
Parkhusch671/

Perkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perkus in the Russian language
Перкусperkus-

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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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  • 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 Perkus
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