Perakis Surname

225,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Perakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,2941:8,5621,053
United States4221:858,90765,342
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Perakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perakis (Russian: Перакис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 225,409th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,041,900 people. Perakis occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Perakis reside; 72 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 1,294 people, or 1 in 8,562. In Greece it is primarily found in: Crete, where 62 percent reside, Attica, where 28 percent reside and South Aegean, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Perakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perakis surname are 5.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.82% registered with the party.

The amount Perakis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning $53,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Perakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perakis in the Russian language
Перакисperakis-

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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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  • 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 Perakis
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