Perekrest Surname

286,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Perekrest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perekrest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8001:56,9038,208
Russia5191:277,69428,846
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Perekrest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perekrest (Russian: Перекрест) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perekrest? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 286,292nd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,430,362 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Perekrest reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Perekrest is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 56,903. In Ukraine Perekrest is mostly found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 39 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Perekrest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Perekrest last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the party.

Perekrest earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.15% less than the national average, earning $15,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perekhrest952,363/
Perekrests9521/
Perekreste9512/
Perecrest898/
Perekrestova86951/
Perekrestová861/
Perekhryst8460/
Perekhrist8410/
Perekhrestova824/
Perecrestova762/
Perekhristova735/

Perekrest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perekrest in the Russian language
Перекрестperekrest-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Perekrest
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis