Last name Peiris (Peiris 
, بيريس) , around the world, is a widespread family name. The surname Peiris is habitual in Sri Lanka, where it is a widespread surname, Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, and Australia.
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| Peiris | Australia, United States, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia |
| james peiris Sri Lankan politician (1856-1930), LK (b. 1856) |
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| m. v. p. peiris Sri Lankan politician (1898-1988), LK (b. 1898) |
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| ashcharya peiris Sri Lankan blind fashion designer, LK (b. 1901) |
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| harry peiris Sri Lankan painter (b. 1904) |
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| harold peiris Sri Lankan author, LK (b. 1904) |
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| edmund peiris (b. 1897) |
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| bernard peiris Sri Lankan lawyer (b. 1908) |
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| henry peiris (b. 1910) |
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chamara janaraj peiris Sri Lankan director, LK (b. 1970) |
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hiranya peiris British astrophysicist who studies the big bang, GB (b. 1974) |
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mohan peiris Chief Justices of Sri Lanka |
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j.b. peiris Sri Lankan neurologist, LK |
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| anthony leopold raymond peiris Sri Lankan Roman Catholic bishop, LK (b. 1932) |
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| leticia peiris Sri Lankan actress (1934-2013) (b. 1934) |
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| stanley peiris Sri Lankan musician, LK (b. 1941) |
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