Pekris Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Pekris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 77 | 1:11,492 | 1,316 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Greece | 14 | 1:791,414 | 84,075 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
Pekris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pekris Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pekris has its highest incidence in Cyprus. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pekris? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,551,568th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Pekris occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Pekris live; 68 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Pekris is most commonly used in Cyprus, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 11,492. In Cyprus Pekris is most frequent in: Nicosia District, where 68 percent reside, Larnaca District, where 31 percent reside and Paphos District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cyprus this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Greece, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ppekris | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pekriz | 83 | 76 | / |
| Pokris | 83 | 22 | / |
| Pakris | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pickris | 77 | 12 | / |
| Pakrish | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pokreis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pekrich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pakries | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pockriss | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pokreisz | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pockries | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pocris | 67 | 141 | / |
| Pokres | 67 | 48 | / |
| Pecrix | 67 | 43 | / |
| Pikrys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pakres | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pakriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakrysh | 62 | 53 | / |
| Pokress | 62 | 50 | / |
| Pokrysh | 62 | 33 | / |
| Phocris | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pacries | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pockres | 62 | 0 | / |
| Pecresse | 57 | 18 | / |
| Pockress | 57 | 4 | / |
| Pacriz | 50 | 23 | / |
| Pocriş | 50 | 9 | / |
| Pocres | 50 | 1 | / |
| Picres | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Pekris
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis