Perky Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Perky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Perky (221) may also be a first name.

Perky Last Name Facts

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

Perky occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,315,412th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Perky reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Perky is also the 606,684th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 221 people.

The surname Perky is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Perky is most common in: Tennessee, where 15 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and Oklahoma, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Perky occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Perky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perky last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Perky earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $35,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perkey911,374/
Perkyi9128/
Perkiy911/
Pearky910/
Perkaya834/
Perhkys831/
Perkyss831/
Pierkey831/
Perka805,380/
Perke80706/
Perki8065/
Parky8034/
Porky8013/
Pirky803/
Perkkaya771/
Parkey731,606/
Percey73640/
Pirkey73460/
Perquy73267/
Perkio7371/
Perkaj7342/
Parkay7327/
Percke7326/
Perkka7319/
Pehrke7318/
Perkha7316/
Perkie7315/
Parkhy7313/
Perkai7312/
Perkaa7310/
Perkhi7310/
Perkki738/
Percka738/
Porkay735/
Perkca733/
Perkij732/
Parkyi732/
Prekey732/
Peerka732/
Porkey732/
Paerke731/
Pierka731/
Pherka731/
Perkeh731/
Pirkay731/
Prekay731/
Porkiy731/
Pharky731/
Pearka731/
Perkih731/
Perkeu731/
Percay730/
Pierke730/
Perkip730/
Pearcey672,148/
Perchey67337/
Perkiss67168/
Pearkes6742/
Perkhed6737/
Perkkio6732/
Parkhey6732/
Perkher6730/
Peircey6727/
Percker6710/
Perkich676/
Perckie671/
Pearcoy671/
Perkeet671/
Parkhiy671/
Parkkey671/
Percaya671/
Perkecz671/
Pearker671/
Peirker670/
Pearkee670/
Perkess670/
Perkuis670/
Perquay670/

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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 Perky
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