View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

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

Peresta (Russian: Переста) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Peřestá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 597,433^rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Peresta reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Peresta is also the 3,306,491^st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 114,379. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 89 percent live, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 2 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 2 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Peresta Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Peresta surname is predominantly Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Peresta last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Peresta earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $52,520 USD per year.