Periša Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Periša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Periša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6741:6,274911
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Perisa (428) are calculated separately.

Periša (2,233) may also be a first name.

Periša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Periša occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Perisa. For other potential spellings of Periša click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Periša? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,400th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Periša live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 158,149th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 2,233 people.

This surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 6,274. In Croatia Periša is primarily concentrated in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 33 percent reside, Osijek-Baranja County, where 11 percent reside and Zagreb County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 3 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perisa94428/
Pereša83185/
Periza8320/
Perića831/
Perišić778,399/
Perissa7794/
Perisai7753/
Pericha7718/
Peresia7718/
Perišič7715/
Pericia7714/
Pereisa7710/
Petriţa778/
Peirisa777/
Pereiza775/
Perisha775/
Peritsa774/
Pereixa772/
Perizza772/
Perecia772/
Perišiť772/
Perisia771/
Perriza771/
Petrisa771/
Perisea771/
Perisah770/
Peirissa71301/
Perissat71131/
Petrišič7191/
Petrišić7183/
Petritsa7172/
Petricia7155/
Perischa7120/
Petrycia7118/
Petricha719/
Pesricha715/
Petrisha715/
Petrecia714/
Perhaiţa714/
Pherisap714/
Perissas712/
Petrissa711/
Petricea711/
Peritsas711/
Perezi67961/
Pereza67531/
Perisi67328/
Perise67219/
Perichaud67139/
Perici67106/
Peresa67100/
Periso6771/
Perice6762/
Pirisa6748/
Perriseau6737/
Perizi6721/
Perisseau6715/
Piriši679/
Petrischa679/
Perize678/
Peyrissat675/
Perisé675/
Perizo674/
Perichaut672/
Pettrisha671/
Piriza671/
Pereci671/
Perići671/

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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 Periša
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