Perperi Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Perperi Surname User-submission:

The surname Perperis (and its derivative) is common in Greece and other Balkan countries. It comes from the Turkish word berber, which means 'barber'.

Perperi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece711:156,05325,589
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Perperi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Perperis (and its derivative) is common in Greece and other Balkan countries. It comes from the Turkish word berber, which means 'barber'.

- aristonazir

Perperi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perperi (Russian: Перпери) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Perperi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perperi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Perperi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Perperi are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 156,053. In Greece Perperi is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 87 percent live, Attica, where 6 percent live and Thessaly, where 6 percent live. Other than Greece it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perperis93195/
Perperio933/
Perpere86191/
Parperi86172/
Perpiri8680/
Perpery8639/
Pirperi8633/
Perpera8631/
Pirperis8060/
Pirpiri7187/
Pyrpiri7140/
Parpori7134/
Perpira718/
Porpori718/
Parpari716/
Perpère715/
Peyrepeyry713/
Pyrpyri712/
Parpere712/
Parpiri711/
Perpyra711/
Pirpiris67162/
Pyrpiris6763/
Pyrpyris6754/
Parparei674/
Pharphariy591/
Porpare5714/
Parpary572/
Pirpira571/
Parpère571/
Prepere571/
Porphire5320/
Pirparee531/
Phirphire506/
Porphirea501/

Perperi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perperi in the Russian language
Перпериperperi-

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