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'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsPeral Demographics
Average Male Peral Height
171.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Peral Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peral Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peral (Hindi: पेरला, Marathi: पेराल, Oriya: େପରଲ, Russian: Пераль) occurs most 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 last name is the 37,838th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 523,681 people. The surname is primarily 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 numerous given name globally, held by 1,294 people.
Peral is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 7,736 people, or 1 in 6,043. In Spain it is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 22 percent live, Madrid, where 18 percent live and Valencian Community, where 15 percent live. Other than Spain Peral is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Peral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence 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 bearing the Peral last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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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