Peral Surname
Approximately 13,916 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 7,736 | 1:6,043 | 751 |
| Mexico | 1,986 | 1:62,501 | 2,935 |
| Philippines | 1,064 | 1:95,149 | 16,563 |
| Argentina | 687 | 1:62,217 | 5,308 |
| Brazil | 523 | 1:409,320 | 15,543 |
| United States | 477 | 1:759,872 | 59,214 |
| France | 294 | 1:225,928 | 35,048 |
| Cuba | 265 | 1:43,482 | 1,882 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| Pakistan | 129 | 1:1,384,836 | 15,599 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Chile | 63 | 1:279,627 | 8,218 |
| Venezuela | 47 | 1:642,640 | 11,225 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
The last name Peral (Hindi: पेरला, Marathi: पेराल, Oriya: େପରଲ, Russian: Пераль) occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Péral. For other potential spellings of Peral click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peral? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,838th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 523,681 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Peral are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Peral is also the 218,876th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,294 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 7,736 people, or 1 in 6,043. In Spain Peral is most common in: Andalusia, where 22 percent reside, Madrid, where 18 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 15 percent reside. Besides Spain Peral occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.
Peral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peral has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 23,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peral Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Peral surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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
Peral Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peral in the Oriya language | ||
| େପରଲ | eparala | 60.25 |
| େପରଳ | eparala | 39.13 |
| Peral in the Marathi language | ||
| पेराल | perala | 58.33 |
| पेरल | perala | 20.83 |
| पॅरल | perala | 16.67 |
| पेराळ | perala | 4.17 |
| Peral in the Hindi language | ||
| पेरला | perala | 50 |
| पेरल | perala | 25 |
| परल | parala | 25 |
| Peral in the Russian language | ||
| Пераль | peral | - |
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