surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. It is a common surname in coastal area of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It is originated from
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
Sinhalese language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also s ...
over time, hence the variation in its spelling. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Peries (born 1905), Ceylonese politician
* Amal Peiris (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Bernard Peiris (1908–1977), Ceylonese lawyer
* Chathurika Peiris, Sri Lankan actress
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Eardley Peiris
Eardley Peiris was a radio announcer with Radio Ceylon who joined the radio station in the late 1950s and enjoyed huge popularity with millions of listeners across South Asia. He presented some of the key radio programs like Holiday Choice, he al ...
G. L. Peiris
Gamini Lakshman Peiris ( Sinhala: ගාමීණි ලක්ෂ්මණ් පීරිස්, Tamil: காமினி லக்ஷ்மன் பீரிஸ்) (born 13 August 1946) is a Sri Lankan politician and academic. He was the ...
(born 1946), Sri Lankan academic and politician
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Harold Peiris
Harold Peiris (1904–1988) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, author, scholar, teacher, patron of the arts, and philanthropist. He was the co-founder of the Lionel Wendt Art Centre and its sole life-trustee.Hiranya Peiris, British astrophysicist
* Ivan Peries (1921–1988), Sri Lankan painter
* J. B. Peiris, Sri Lankan physician
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James Peiris
Sir James Peiris (20 December 1856 – 5 May 1930) was a prominent leader in the Sri Lankan independence movement, the first elected Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the first native Governor of Ceylon (Acting).
Lester James Peries
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාභිමාන්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, a ...
(1919–2018), Sri Lankan film director
* M. V. P. Peiris, Ceylonese surgeon and politician
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Malik Peiris
Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris ( Sinhala: ජෝසප් ශ්රියාල් මලික් පීරිස්, born 10 November 1949) is a Hong Kong-based British and Sri Lankan virologist, most notable for being the first person to ...
(born 1949), Hong Kong physician and academic
* Mevan Pieris (born 1946), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Milinda Peiris
Major General (retd) Milinda Peiris RWP RSP USP VSV LOM ndc psc was the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Major General Milinda was appointed as Vice Chancellor (VC) of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) on January ...
, Sri Lankan army officer
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Mohan Peiris
Peter Mohan Maithree Peiris, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka from 2008 to 2011 and was the ''de facto'' Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 2013 to 2015 when President Maithripala Sirisena declared his appoin ...