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Where Does The Last Name Perekos Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Perekos (Georgian: პერეკოს, Russian: Перекос) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perekos? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,263,456^th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Perekos reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 288,118. In Ukraine Perekos is most frequent in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 27 percent reside and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Perekos Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Perekos last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.