Peral Surname

37,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Peral Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'little Peter'. It comes from a nickname for 'someone who likes to talk or chat like a parrot'. Perral is a misspelled version of Peral. Used as a baptismal name in England (1066AD), which later became widespread as a surname in Europe.

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Peral Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7,7361:6,043751
Mexico1,9861:62,5012,935
Philippines1,0641:95,14916,563
Argentina6871:62,2175,308
Brazil5231:409,32015,543
United States4771:759,87259,214
France2941:225,92835,048
Cuba2651:43,4821,882
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Pakistan1291:1,384,83615,599
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Chile631:279,6278,218
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Peru321:993,25418,991
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Andorra221:3,811733
England191:2,932,529101,561
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Péral (3) are calculated separately.

Peral (1,294) may also be a first name.

Peral Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'little Peter'. It comes from a nickname for 'someone who likes to talk or chat like a parrot'. Perral is a misspelled version of Peral. Used as a baptismal name in England (1066AD), which later became widespread as a surname in Europe. It came from the name Peter (Hebrew Scripture character originally Kepha meaning 'rock') and French name Pierre (a diminutive of the name 'parrot'), which means 'little Peter'.

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Peral Last Name Facts

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

Peral (Hindi: पेरला, Marathi: पेराल, Oriya: େପରଲ, Russian: Пераль) has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also appear in the variant forms: Péral. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peral? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peral is the 37,838th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 523,681 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Peral reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Peral is also the 218,876th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,294 people.

It is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 7,736 people, or 1 in 6,043. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Andalusia, where 22 percent are found, Madrid, where 18 percent are found and Valencian Community, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Spain this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Peral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peral has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peral last name rose 23,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peral Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peral last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Peral earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 98.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,524 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning R 281,568 per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.47% more than the national average, earning $74,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péral933/
Peeral911,643/
Perale91843/
Perral91349/
Peyral91127/
Petral9160/
Peralt9153/
Pergal9149/
Pheral9149/
Perald9115/
Pereal9114/
Perail9114/
Perhal9113/
Peraal917/
Pearal915/
Perall912/
Pieral912/
Perzal912/
Pehral911/
Peiral911/
Paeral911/
Peralp911/
Perahl910/
Peraul910/
Peraile83180/
Perreal83141/
Peytral8384/
Pierral8342/
Petrale8339/
Pierhal8314/
Perhalt8312/
Perralt838/
Petrahl834/
Perasll833/
Peralth833/
Pearail833/
Perhall832/
Perrall832/
Pereale832/
Peralle832/
Perraul831/
Pearall831/
Petrzal831/
Perrald831/
Petrall831/
Perhale831/
Pheiral831/
Peirale831/
Peerzal831/
Peracel831/
Peratel831/
Peraule831/
Petrald830/
Perzall830/
Pearale830/
Paral805,700/
Perol803,972/
Piral802,694/
Poral802,429/
Pyral800/
Pereault7784/
Pearasll775/
Petralle774/
Perrealt774/
Perraulp772/
Peralova771/
Pearhall771/
Perraule771/
Perrautl771/
Petrrale771/
Petraile771/
Petralhs771/
Perhalth771/
Perreaul771/
Peyrault771/
Perachel771/
Perassil771/
Pereaull770/
Peracell770/
Pearault770/
Pearreal770/
Parral733,003/
Petrol731,342/
Porral73975/
Parail73791/
Perold73695/
Peyrol73433/
Pirale73308/
Pharal73160/
Pergol7394/
Pergał7366/
Pirgal7364/
Parayl7355/
Perole7354/
Pirzal7333/
Pareal7330/
Parall7327/
Pairal7320/
Poreal7318/
Peirol7313/
Parhal738/
Payral738/
Pyrgal737/
Porail735/
Paraal735/
Pireal735/
Paaral735/
Perrol734/
Paraul733/
Piratl733/
Poyral733/
Pereil732/
Porhal731/
Perool731/
Pierol731/
Peroll731/
Perzol731/
Piraal731/
Pirail731/
Poiral731/
Péralt731/
Piralp731/
Porall730/
Pyrald730/
Phyral730/
Pirral730/
Perolt730/
Perreault7126,196/
Perhealth7172/
Petreault7127/
Perhalová7117/
Perreaule712/
Peerzallh712/
Pearrealt711/
Petrachel711/
Perealova711/
Perhalova711/
Piracel675,248/
Pirault67414/
Petroll67344/
Petrole67306/
Perolle67162/
Perreul67140/
Peyrole6781/
Poitral6771/
Prehall6744/
Pérault6728/
Pyrault6712/
Perhold6712/
Pairale679/
Pirasel677/
Pirzail675/
Pirahal674/
Perrole674/
Perrreault673/
Pirrall673/
Petroil673/
Pierhol673/
Parhall673/
Perholt673/
Pergool673/
Pyratel672/
Parrall672/
Petroul672/
Porreal671/
Pearolh671/
Perreautlt671/
Phairal671/
Pereile671/
Pairalt671/
Petrold671/
Perroll671/
Paytral671/
Parahal671/
Paharal671/
Perhoul671/
Perreil671/
Piracil671/
Piratil671/
Pétrale671/
Peroldt671/
Petrolt671/
Perrolt670/
Peroult670/
Pieroll670/
Pearole670/
Porrall670/
Paitral670/
Pfarral670/
Perould670/
Peitrol670/
Pearoll670/

Peral Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peral in the Oriya language
େପରଲeparala60.25
େପରଳeparala39.13
Peral in the Marathi language
पेरालperala58.33
पेरलperala20.83
पॅरलperala16.67
पेराळperala4.17
Peral in the Hindi language
पेरलाperala50
पेरलperala25
परलparala25
Peral in the Russian language
Перальperal-

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