Perque Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Perque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
France1391:477,86167,615
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Perque Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perque occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perque? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 737,137th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Perque are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 1,485,487. In The United States Perque is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 87 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 2 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Perque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Perque has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perque last name are 48.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95.65% registered with the political party.

Perque earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Percque9233/
Perques9232/
Perquez9231/
Perquer924/
Perquet922/
Pearque921/
Pierque920/
Parque831,363/
Perquy83267/
Porque83256/
Pergue8340/
Perqui839/
Pirque838/
Preque832/
Percue831/
Perqes831/
Perqua830/
Perquis77251/
Piorque77205/
Pirquet7774/
Perquiz7713/
Porquee772/
Pairque772/
Parqque771/
Perquit771/
Perquay770/
Percuer770/
Peirgue770/
Perke73706/
Perce73441/
Percq7325/
Pirqe7315/
Preqe731/
Perengue714,949/
Parqueeh711/
Peringue710/
Pearce67151,377/
Peirce677,202/
Perche673,792/
Perkey671,374/
Parqui67683/
Percey67640/
Percea67233/
Peerce67152/
Peyrek6748/
Percke6726/
Pehrke6718/
Pargue6718/
Pergui6716/
Perkie6715/
Pregue6715/
Perringue6710/
Phetrkuea675/
Porqui674/
Perrce672/
Parcue672/
Pearec672/
Parqué672/
Parkue671/
Prekue671/
Perkeh671/
Pergua671/
Percee671/
Paerke671/
Porquê671/
Perrengue671/
Porgue671/
Peirec671/
Perkeu671/
Pierke670/
Porkue670/
Pearek670/

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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
  • 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 Perque
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