Perales Surname
Approximately 87,134 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePerales Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 34,048 | 1:3,646 | 492 |
| United States | 14,671 | 1:24,706 | 3,112 |
| Spain | 10,185 | 1:4,590 | 573 |
| Peru | 8,213 | 1:3,870 | 635 |
| Venezuela | 6,985 | 1:4,324 | 576 |
| Philippines | 6,358 | 1:15,923 | 1,788 |
| Bolivia | 1,927 | 1:5,509 | 746 |
| Argentina | 1,854 | 1:23,055 | 1,920 |
| Colombia | 1,236 | 1:38,652 | 2,198 |
| Chile | 490 | 1:35,952 | 1,848 |
| France | 313 | 1:212,213 | 33,010 |
| Brazil | 188 | 1:1,138,693 | 39,662 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| El Salvador | 50 | 1:126,878 | 1,772 |
| Cuba | 48 | 1:240,057 | 4,737 |
| Puerto Rico | 45 | 1:78,892 | 1,440 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Paraguay | 27 | 1:268,028 | 4,505 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
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).
Perales Demographics
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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
Perales Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Perales in the Russian language | ||
| Пералес | perales | - |
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