Perekisi Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Perekisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perekisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho991:20,5314,267
Botswana941:23,2654,701
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Perekisi (33) may also be a first name.

Perekisi Last Name Facts

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

Perekisi is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perekisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perekisi is the 1,121,821st most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Perekisi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 33 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 20,531. In Lesotho Perekisi is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 55 percent reside, Maseru District, where 36 percent reside and Berea District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Perekisi exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 44 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Perekisi Last Name Statistics demography

Perekisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.27% less than the national average, earning R 37,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perekise888/
Perikisi881/
Perekitsay781/
Pirikisi751,094/
Perekesha711/
Perekechi711/
Perekytsei6787/
Perekytsai674/
Parakici6334/
Parakizi6321/
Perekeje631/
Perekeche591/
Parikesi506/
Parakicy504/
Perikeze501/

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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 Perekisi
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