Peristeri Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Peristeri Surname User-submission:

The Peristeri surname comes from the word peristeri, which means 'dove' in Greek.

Peristeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3651:30,3564,707
Albania281:104,0739,868
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Peristeri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Peristeri surname comes from the word peristeri, which means 'dove' in Greek.

- orestesa

Peristeri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peristeri is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peristeri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peristeri reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Peristeri is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 30,356. In Greece Peristeri is most common in: Attica, where 48 percent are found, Thessaly, where 17 percent are found and Epirus, where 12 percent are found. Not including Greece Peristeri exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 7 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peristeris95814/
Perister9428/
Peristera8983/
Peristere8941/
Pereister893/
Persateri891/
Periester891/
Perristri891/
Prister88211/
Perster881/
Priester827,427/
Pristera82646/
Preister82510/
Persäter8227/
Pristari8214/
Pristerà8212/
Prosteri827/
Pristero825/
Berister823/
Poerster822/
Pereteri821/
Bristeri821/
Pristori821/
Perester821/
Porister820/
Prisster820/
Prster801/
Priastari7833/
Prawistri7829/
Pristouri7820/
Preiester783/
Preeister781/
Presteria781/
Prusateri781/
Berrister781/
Peyer-Steuri761/
Brister757,941/
Prester75690/
Praster75298/
Berster75187/
Pristor7542/
Porster7530/
Proster7526/
Pryster7510/
Prstera751/
Perstar751/
Perstra751/
Pristar751/
Prãster751/
Pruster750/
Parster750/
Persder750/
Praiswater74147/
Pristiwari745/
Pearwester741/
Prestera71419/
Breister71160/
Buerster71143/
Bruister71131/
Barister71122/
Preaster7184/
Bierster7149/
Prestero7141/
Preuster7139/
Beristar7123/
Bristeir719/
Parsäter717/
Perceter716/
Pristara715/
Presterà715/
Puraster714/
Pristura714/
Prostero714/
Paristre714/
Briester713/
Prewster712/
Proester712/
Prostere712/
Perestro712/
Paristar712/
Prastera711/
Prceiter711/
Priesetr711/
Priestar711/
Pristoor711/
Pierstra711/
Pirstera711/
Parisetr711/
Brisster711/
Briuster711/
Berwster711/
Paraster711/
Parsater711/
Persatre711/
Persdari711/
Piristar711/
Prastero711/
Braister710/
Priestor710/
Prisuder710/
Pristore710/
Bristter710/
Prusster710/
Preester710/
Presster710/
Bearster710/
Berstter710/
Burister710/
Preyster710/
Praisewater7018/
Peres Otero702/
Barrister67450/
Bersauter67120/
Prestr6726/
Pierstour6710/
Brster675/
Porastero675/
Persauder675/
Prstar674/
Prostr672/
Brewister672/
Powersyetter671/
Prastr671/
Bairister671/
Berastero671/
Presitero671/
Paraistre671/
Peyrastre671/
Pierstore671/
Perez Iturri671/
Bureister671/
Bieri Sutter671/
Baristero671/
Burrister670/
Beersteer670/
Perretiere636/
Perezterry633/
Peretira591/
Pirithiraj531/

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