Perakis Surname
Approximately 1,803 people bear this surname
Perakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,294 | 1:8,562 | 1,053 |
| United States | 422 | 1:858,907 | 65,342 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Perakis Demographics
Average Perakis Salary in
United States
$53,519 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perrakis | 93 | 1,207 | / |
| Pergakis | 93 | 70 | / |
| Perakkis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Perackis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pierakis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Peraakis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pierrakis | 88 | 29 | / |
| Petrackis | 88 | 13 | / |
| Parakis | 86 | 56 | / |
| Perakes | 86 | 41 | / |
| Pirakis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Porakis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Perekis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peracis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pyrakis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peraqis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petrauskis | 82 | 83 | / |
| Pyrgakis | 80 | 231 | / |
| Parakhis | 80 | 39 | / |
| Petrakes | 80 | 36 | / |
| Pergakes | 80 | 22 | / |
| Pirgakis | 80 | 12 | / |
| Perachis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Pereikis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pyrrakis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Perakesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Parrakis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petraqis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pierakeas | 75 | 27 | / |
| Petreykis | 75 | 6 | / |
| Parhackis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pierrakeas | 71 | 45 | / |
| Piracis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petroshkis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Peraces | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pétrauskis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perekys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parekhis | 67 | 73 | / |
| Parakesh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Parakhes | 67 | 10 | / |
| Peraques | 67 | 6 | / |
| Parecais | 67 | 3 | / |
| Perequis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poreckis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pharakes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pereckes | 67 | 1 | / |
Perakis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perakis in the Russian language | ||
| Перакис | perakis | - |
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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 Perakis
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