Perissi Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Perissi Surname User-submission:

This surname is Greek and comes from the verb, περισσεύω, adjective: περίσσιος, which means 'surplus', or 'overflow'. It was a name that originated in the mountain villages of central Greece and it was used to describe men, who against the practices of the 19th century, followed their wives to their birthplace, and often lived in the same house with their wives' parents.

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Perissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1881:325,30239,716
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Perissi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Greek and comes from the verb, περισσεύω, adjective: περίσσιος, which means 'surplus', or 'overflow'. It was a name that originated in the mountain villages of central Greece and it was used to describe men, who against the practices of the 19th century, followed their wives to their birthplace, and often lived in the same house with their wives' parents. These men were seen as a surplus to a village.

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Perissi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perissi occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perissi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 973,426th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Perissi are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 325,302. In Italy it is most common in: Tuscany, where 93 percent reside, Lombardy, where 3 percent reside and Piedmont, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy Perissi is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Perissi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Perissi are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Perissi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning €29,717 per year and in United States they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $55,060 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perrissi936/
Perissis936/
Perissie931/
Perisi92328/
Perissich887/
Perisse861,668/
Perussi861,351/
Parissi86956/
Perisić86124/
Petrisi86119/
Peressi86112/
Perissa8694/
Perisai8653/
Perisie8632/
Perissé8624/
Perises8611/
Perissê865/
Porissi865/
Perisit862/
Perrisi861/
Perisis861/
Perisiz861/
Perissè861/
Pierisi861/
Peraisi861/
Pherisi861/
Perissy860/
Peirissa80301/
Perisset80265/
Petritsi80205/
Petrisis8091/
Perisich8058/
Perrussi8027/
Petrisie8021/
Peyrisse8019/
Perisser8018/
Perisits8014/
Petrisse8010/
Perrisse807/
Perussie807/
Peritsis806/
Petrisić803/
Pierussi803/
Petressi803/
Perishio801/
Perisier801/
Petrises801/
Pharissi801/
Pearishi801/
Perisiet801/
Perissee801/
Parisi7770,783/
Pirisi771,856/
Perusi771,761/
Perisa77428/
Perise77219/
Perici77106/
Perizi7721/
Perisé775/
Porisi772/
Perići771/
Petritsis75198/
Peyrussie7550/
Perishich7522/
Perrissez751/
Perrisset750/
Perišić718,399/
Parisse712,245/
Perusse712,084/
Peresse71725/
Piroisi71580/
Petrici71462/
Phirisi71213/
Parishi71208/
Perruisset71161/
Perichi7188/
Perrusi7173/
Peresie7169/
Porisse7160/
Perisee7148/
Phorisi7137/
Parisie7131/
Périssé7127/
Petrişi7127/
Parrisi7125/
Peressa7125/
Pyritsi7116/
Pericie7115/
Perišič7115/
Pereise7114/
Périsse7114/
Periset7114/
Pereisa7110/
Peirisa717/
Perizzi716/
Perisce715/
Perisha715/
Parisai714/
Parussi714/
Parisei713/
Perishe713/
Peretsi713/
Perišiť712/
Pharisi712/
Pherizi712/
Paraisi712/
Paressi712/
Pyrishi712/
Peresip712/
Pirussi712/
Porishi711/
Paruisi711/
Pherise711/
Peresis711/
Periose711/
Pairisi711/
Parisoi711/
Parissy711/
Perrici711/
Pirisse711/
Perecis711/
Pirishi711/
Parisci711/
Parizsi711/
Peyrrussie711/
Petritsiss711/
Pearishest711/
Perisea711/
Peresić711/
Pirisie711/
Perisge711/
Pereses711/
Perrise710/
Periese710/
Peirise710/
Paroisse67363/
Périsset67286/
Pericich67191/
Peresich67125/
Petrišič6791/
Petrišić6783/
Petresis6757/
Pieressa6740/
Parussie6736/
Poirisse6731/
Parrussi6729/
Parischi6721/
Perischa6720/
Pyrishis6720/
Pirishis6714/
Petrishe6713/
Parissay6713/
Perresse6711/
Pirhishi6710/
Paressei678/
Piraishi673/
Petrices672/
Parrishi672/
Perescis672/
Periches672/
Petruise672/
Pereishy672/
Perrucii671/
Petritci671/
Peressey671/
Perishet671/
Peatrise671/
Parrisse671/
Parroisi671/
Pairissa671/
Petretsi671/
Petrisce671/
Perrussy671/
Peretsis671/
Pétrisse671/
Piressid671/
Periciet671/
Pharisai671/
Petrichi671/
Perisher670/
Peressee670/

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