Perales Surname

6,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Perales Surname Definition:

Found in Palencia, Leon, Burgos, and Santander. Name of several villages near Coria, Plasencia, and Teruel. Derived from surname Peral meaning pear orchard, or place of pear trees.

From the latin "pira" or "pera" and refers to a place where pears are cultivated.

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Perales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico34,0481:3,646492
United States14,6711:24,7063,112
Spain10,1851:4,590573
Peru8,2131:3,870635
Venezuela6,9851:4,324576
Philippines6,3581:15,9231,788
Bolivia1,9271:5,509746
Argentina1,8541:23,0551,920
Colombia1,2361:38,6522,198
Chile4901:35,9521,848
France3131:212,21333,010
Brazil1881:1,138,69339,662
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
El Salvador501:126,8781,772
Cuba481:240,0574,737
Puerto Rico451:78,8921,440
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
England251:2,228,72284,230
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Panama121:326,0227,351
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Andorra21:41,9191,654
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guam11:160,1214,893
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Pérales (3) & Péralès (2) are calculated separately.

Perales (68) may also be a first name.

Perales Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Palencia, Leon, Burgos, and Santander. Name of several villages near Coria, Plasencia, and Teruel. Derived from surname Peral meaning pear orchard, or place of pear trees.

From the latin "pira" or "pera" and refers to a place where pears are cultivated.

Castilian name from Laredo (Santander).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Perales Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perales (Russian: Пералес) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Pérales or Péralès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perales? popularity and diffusion

Perales is the 6,484th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,636 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Perales are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 68 people.

The last name Perales is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 34,048 people, or 1 in 3,646. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Nuevo León, where 21 percent are found, Tamaulipas, where 15 percent are found and Coahuila, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Mexico Perales is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Perales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Perales has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 32,602 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Perales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perales last name are 42.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Perales earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.63% less than the national average, earning $17,338,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.45% less than the national average, earning $35,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% less than the national average, earning $38,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pérales953/
Perailes9387/
Peralles9361/
Perrales9313/
Pereales9310/
Pearales933/
Peerales933/
Pergales933/
Peraless931/
Pperales931/
Perale92843/
Perals92298/
Péralès902/
Parales862,955/
Peralez862,842/
Pereles86470/
Peraile86180/
Peralis86138/
Petrale8639/
Pirales8617/
Porales868/
Pergale868/
Peroles865/
Peralex864/
Peralze863/
Peralee862/
Pereale862/
Peralle862/
Peralea861/
Peraled861/
Perhale861/
Peirale861/
Peraler861/
Peraule861/
Pearale860/
Parrales8028,310/
Petralis8087/
Peiralis8050/
Peyroles8032/
Peraglie8023/
Paraleas8023/
Pereless8021/
Perallis8019/
Porrales8018/
Perolles809/
Peraulet808/
Pergalis806/
Petralle804/
Paralles802/
Pergoles802/
Perratle801/
Perraule801/
Petrrale801/
Petraile801/
Pierzale801/
Perealez801/
Peralios801/
Perala775,437/
Perali77513/
Pirale77308/
Parals77200/
Perols77115/
Perole7754/
Peraly771/
Petroules7527/
Petrolese7526/
Peyrolles7525/
Pierallis7513/
Peratelle757/
Peerallee754/
Petrallis753/
Perreaule752/
Parralles751/
Peeraulee751/
Paralis71321/
Petrole71306/
Pareles71278/
Petrali71167/
Perolle71162/
Peralla71107/
Peralli71102/
Peyrole7181/
Petrouleas7165/
Pireles7163/
Perelis7158/
Petrollese7156/
Perhala7156/
Peerala7155/
Peeraullee7148/
Perelez7144/
Perolis7142/
Peralia7137/
Peirali7134/
Paroles7131/
Peraala7131/
Peerali7126/
Perolls7124/
Paralez7122/
Pyralis7122/
Perally7116/
Paralys7116/
Peraliz7116/
Perolet7113/
Perrala7112/
Peralha7111/
Pearala7110/
Pierali719/
Pairale719/
Peyrailler719/
Pergali717/
Piraleh717/
Piralis716/
Peralui716/
Perrole714/
Peyrols714/
Pereali714/
Poralis714/
Peralay713/
Peraali712/
Peralya712/
Poralez711/
Pearali711/
Peraila711/
Pereala711/
Pereile711/
Pareals711/
Poroles711/
Pergole711/
Pieraly711/
Peeraly711/
Pereils711/
Piroles711/
Pirgale711/
Pétrale711/
Pierole711/
Perolze710/
Pearole710/
Pieralli671,142/
Peerally671,134/
Petralli67551/
Peroulis67267/
Peyrolle67192/
Pergolis67149/
Petrolle6796/
Perrolle6770/
Parralez6754/
Phetrali6748/
Petrolis6725/
Perralha6716/
Perhalla6714/
Petralay6713/
Preholes6712/
Piraalis6710/
Pierzala679/
Peeralla677/
Peeraala675/
Peralaya674/
Perealla674/
Pirolles674/
Petrocelles672/
Perrolet672/
Perzhala672/
Perrelis672/
Pearrala671/
Peeraila671/
Peeralaa671/
Peeralli671/
Peralait671/
Perralla671/
Petrouls671/
Pierhala671/
Parreles671/
Pierolle671/
Peeroole671/
Perollet671/
Pirealse671/
Poitrale671/
Petrolse671/
Perreils671/
Petralai671/
Parealls670/
Petrolee670/

Perales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perales in the Russian language
Пералесperales-

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