Peiris Surname
Approximately 134,762 people bear this surname
Peiris Surname User-submission:
Peiris is a a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname Peres.
Peiris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 129,881 | 1:160 | 14 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Australia | 686 | 1:39,352 | 5,092 |
| United Arab Emirates | 670 | 1:13,675 | 1,684 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| England | 441 | 1:126,345 | 12,635 |
| United States | 409 | 1:886,208 | 67,037 |
| Qatar | 399 | 1:5,910 | 622 |
| Canada | 205 | 1:179,735 | 17,909 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| Spain | 125 | 1:374,016 | 20,935 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Maldives | 10 | 1:40,417 | 2,132 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Peiris (27) may also be a first name.
Peiris Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Peiris is a a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname Peres.
- albanopirinoPeiris Demographics
Average Male Peiris Height
173.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Peiris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peiris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peiris is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peiris? popularity and diffusion
Peiris is the 4,168th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 54,077 people. Peiris occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Peiris are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name Peiris is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 129,881 people, or 1 in 160. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Peiris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peiris has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Peiris surname grew 44,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peiris Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Peiris are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered with the political party.
The amount Peiris earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.5% less than the national average, earning €6,156 per year; in United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $49,915 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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