Peralta Surname
Approximately 588,468 people bear this surname
Peralta Surname Definition:
Dweller near the high rock.
The verb in Spanish "peraltar" means "to raise the arch of a vault." Hence the surname refers to a high place.
Ancient surname found in Navarre, Ávila, and Segovia. Originated in village of Peralta in ancient Navarre.
Read More About This SurnamePeralta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 115,540 | 1:1,074 | 174 |
| Argentina | 104,103 | 1:411 | 43 |
| Philippines | 70,724 | 1:1,431 | 85 |
| Dominican Republic | 42,908 | 1:243 | 49 |
| Peru | 34,832 | 1:912 | 132 |
| United States | 30,196 | 1:12,004 | 1,492 |
| Paraguay | 27,366 | 1:264 | 59 |
| Colombia | 27,018 | 1:1,768 | 345 |
| Ecuador | 20,547 | 1:774 | 127 |
| Venezuela | 16,676 | 1:1,811 | 323 |
| Chile | 15,278 | 1:1,153 | 243 |
| Spain | 14,342 | 1:3,260 | 389 |
| Nicaragua | 13,635 | 1:442 | 100 |
| Bolivia | 9,162 | 1:1,159 | 234 |
| Guatemala | 8,679 | 1:1,853 | 312 |
| Honduras | 7,981 | 1:1,105 | 235 |
| Panama | 6,917 | 1:566 | 113 |
| Brazil | 4,715 | 1:45,403 | 1,814 |
| Cuba | 3,530 | 1:3,264 | 432 |
| Uruguay | 3,160 | 1:1,086 | 122 |
| Costa Rica | 2,767 | 1:1,728 | 261 |
| Portugal | 2,434 | 1:4,280 | 480 |
| El Salvador | 1,284 | 1:4,941 | 509 |
| France | 1,146 | 1:57,960 | 7,749 |
| Italy | 893 | 1:68,485 | 12,150 |
| Canada | 759 | 1:48,545 | 5,894 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| England | 197 | 1:282,833 | 21,968 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Belize | 86 | 1:4,133 | 767 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Netherlands | 81 | 1:208,484 | 28,519 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Guam | 74 | 1:2,164 | 278 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | 1:63,395 | 1,281 |
| Gibraltar | 54 | 1:629 | 97 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| Malta | 48 | 1:8,964 | 551 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Dominica | 3 | 1:25,297 | 621 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1:36,178 | 1,426 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 357 | 1:140,669 | 13,251 |
The alternate forms: Pèralta (4) & Péralta (3) are calculated separately.
Peralta (359) may also be a first name.
Peralta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller near the high rock.
The verb in Spanish "peraltar" means "to raise the arch of a vault." Hence the surname refers to a high place.
Ancient surname found in Navarre, Ávila, and Segovia. Originated in village of Peralta in ancient Navarre. Name of several villages near Pamplona, Gerona, Huesca, and Lérida. Derived from "peral" - a pear tree.
Synonym for "altura" which is related to the word "alto" and is used to refer to something impressively high.
Means "piedra alta" or high stone.
Name from Navarre that spread throughout the Peninsula.
See Perales.
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 SubmissionsPeralta is an Aragonese, Catalan and Spanish surname. It is a habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from the Latin petra alta, meaning 'high rock'.
- camin333gAn Aragonese, Catalan and Spanish surname. It is a habitational name from any of the places in Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre called Peralta, from the Latin petra alta,meaning 'high rock'.
- vicentepcPeralta Demographics
Average Peralta Salary in
United States
$36,256 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Peralta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peralta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peralta (Arabic: بيرالتا, Russian: Перальта) is found most in Mexico. It can also occur as: Pèralta or Péralta. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Peralta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Peralta is the 898th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,384 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Peralta are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 21 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 459,598th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 359 people.
The last name Peralta is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 115,540 people, or 1 in 1,074. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 20 percent are found, Mexico City, where 10 percent are found and Veracruz, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Mexico this last name is found in 115 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.
Peralta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peralta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peralta last name increased 8,458 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peralta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Peralta surname are 43.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.3% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Peralta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.14% less than the national average, earning €14,373 per year; in Norway they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning 359,152 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,148 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.95% less than the national average, earning R 168,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $21,590,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.97% less than the national average, earning $36,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $48,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pèralta | 95 | 4 | / |
| Péralta | 95 | 3 | / |
| Perealta | 93 | 21 | / |
| Peraltas | 93 | 16 | / |
| Perralta | 93 | 15 | / |
| Perallta | 93 | 8 | / |
| Peeralta | 93 | 6 | / |
| Peraltta | 93 | 5 | / |
| Pearalta | 93 | 4 | / |
| Petralta | 93 | 3 | / |
| Peraltaa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Peraulta | 93 | 2 | / |
| Poeralta | 93 | 2 | / |
| Peraldta | 93 | 1 | / |
| Peraltha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Peratlta | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pperalta | 93 | 1 | / |
| Perraulta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Perrallta | 88 | 0 | / |
| Paralta | 86 | 503 | / |
| Peralto | 86 | 392 | / |
| Peralte | 86 | 316 | / |
| Piralta | 86 | 59 | / |
| Peralti | 86 | 48 | / |
| Perolta | 86 | 8 | / |
| Poralta | 86 | 3 | / |
| Peralty | 86 | 3 | / |
| Perralte | 80 | 8 | / |
| Peraltes | 80 | 6 | / |
| Perailti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perrolta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pieralti | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peraltos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petrolta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piracilta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piralti | 71 | 13 | / |
| Piralty | 71 | 3 | / |
| Paralto | 71 | 3 | / |
| Péralte | 71 | 2 | / |
| Piralte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perolte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perolti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perrolto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Petrolti | 67 | 1 | / |
Peralta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peralta in the Russian language | ||
| Перальта | peralta | - |
| Peralta in the Arabic language | ||
| بيرالتا | byralta | - |
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