Perakakis Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Perakakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perakakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1211:91,56915,456
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Perakakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perakakis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Perakakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perakakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Perakakis is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Perakakis are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 91,569. In Greece it is primarily found in: Crete, where 57 percent are found and Attica, where 43 percent are found. Other than Greece it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Perakakis Last Name Statistics demography

Perakakis earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 145.9% more than the national average, earning $106,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrakakis95320/
Perakaki94103/
Pierrakakis905/
Petrakaki89119/
Pierrakaki845/
Perrakoski7428/
Paroikakis745/
Pirakhakhai701/
Pirakoski671/
Petrakosky6310/
Peracakaya631/
Pirakaca59320/
Pirakoka591/
Pirokoski568/
Petrokosky531/
Petrocoski531/

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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 Perakakis
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