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Where Does The Last Name Perea Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Perea (Arabic: بيريا, Oriya: େପେରଆ) is found most in Colombia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pérea, Peréa or Pèrea. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perea? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 4,523^rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 58,607 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Perea are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Perea is also the 705,855^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 168 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 34,750 people, or 1 in 1,375. In Colombia Perea is mostly found in: Chocó Department, where 31 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 24 percent are found and Antioquia Department, where 13 percent are found. Not including Colombia this surname is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent are found and Spain, where 13 percent are found.

Perea Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Perea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Perea surname grew 2,196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Perea Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Perea last name are 39.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Perea earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,751 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $19,834,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning $37,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,528 CAD per year.