Perrakis Surname

311,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Perrakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perrakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,1401:9,7191,247
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Perrakis Last Name Facts

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

Perrakis (Arabic: بيراكس) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perrakis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,791st most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. The surname Perrakis is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Perrakis reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 1,140 people, or 1 in 9,719. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 45 percent reside, Crete, where 41 percent reside and South Aegean, where 5 percent reside. Barring Greece Perrakis occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Perrakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Perrakis surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Perrakis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Perrakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perrakis in the Arabic language
بيراكسbyraks-

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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
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  • 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 Perrakis
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