Perec Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Croatia

Perec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2481:153,26121,768
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
Croatia831:50,9479,765
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Pereć (114) & Pérec (1) are calculated separately.

Perec (46) may also be a first name.

Perec Last Name Facts

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

Perec (Arabic: بيريك) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Pereć or Pérec. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perec? popularity and diffusion

Perec is the 496,112th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname Perec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Perec reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Perec is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 46 people.

Perec is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 153,261. Beside Poland Perec is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

Perec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Perec surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% registered with the political party.

Perec earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.97% less than the national average, earning $34,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pereć93114/
Pérec931/
Perecz91314/
Perech9169/
Perecs9139/
Pereck9117/
Perect9114/
Peretc915/
Perezc915/
Pierec913/
Pearec912/
Peresc912/
Perrec912/
Peirec911/
Pereci911/
Petresc83424/
Piereck8358/
Petrech8346/
Petrecs8317/
Pereche8317/
Perrech839/
Peresch838/
Pereech836/
Petrzec833/
Petreac832/
Perrect831/
Petrect831/
Pierrec831/
Perez807,748,127/
Peres80123,519/
Peric805,142/
Perek803,235/
Pereg802,211/
Perex80211/
Pirec80108/
Pereš8051/
Pereş8035/
Pereţ8028/
Prejc8026/
Perej8022/
Peryc801/
Pereq801/
Pereshch7757/
Perecová777/
Perreche774/
Perecova772/
Peretche771/
Petreich770/
Peretz7327,346/
Perets736,910/
Perich732,868/
Perike731,987/
Peresh73951/
Perrez73948/
Pireci73840/
Peyres73588/
Peires73409/
Pereke73409/
Peerez73367/
Peyric73328/
Perick73309/
Perres73161/
Perici73106/
Perezz7382/
Perycz7378/
Pererz7374/
Perioc7369/
Peraic7364/
Pesrek7358/
Pierez7357/
Peyrek7348/
Perekh7345/
Perych7345/
Periez7342/
Pereez7340/
Peresz7340/
Pheres7336/
Pherez7331/
Peeres7331/
Perhes7330/
Peirez7327/
Perezs7323/
Pierek7321/
Pereas7320/
Pperez7317/
Pereij7317/
Peregh7315/
Pereis7314/
Perees7314/
Pereaz7310/
Perezh7310/
Perezx739/
Perezq738/
Peares736/
Petrex736/
Perzek736/
Perric736/
Perzic736/
P'Erez735/
Peredz734/
Pyreck733/
Pieric733/
Perezj732/
Pérezc732/
Pericq732/
Peiric731/
Perekt731/
Perezk731/
Pereiz731/
Pereds731/
Peĭrez731/
Perhez731/
Peroic731/
Pëerez731/
Bperez731/
Pirech731/
Pearez731/
Pyrech731/
Pericz731/
Pereys731/
Perehs730/
Peregs730/
Pearek730/
Pereczová7114/
Peredcova711/
Petrich675,863/
Periche674,984/
Pierrez67506/
Petrych67485/
Peirick67419/
Pierick67405/
Petrics67320/
Perrick67210/
Perique6792/
Perrich6785/
Petruic6773/
Petrécs6761/
Peregue6761/
Perriez6760/
Perreas6752/
Pioreck6742/
Perisch6739/
Perretz6738/
Pierets6735/
Peyrick6729/
Perreaz6717/
Perioch6714/
Petresh6711/
Petresz6711/
Peretts679/
Pereirz677/
D'Perez677/
Petrict677/
Pereque676/
Petrets675/
Pherike675/
Pereske675/
Peritch675/
Pierric674/
Peerees674/
Pereshk674/
Peiriez672/
Peitrek672/
Petreak672/
Petroic671/
Pearike671/
Petreik671/
Perhoic671/
Perichx671/
Perihck671/
Pireich671/
Pieretz671/
Perrici671/
Peyrekh671/
Petreds671/
Petrycz671/
Pierrek671/
Pieriek671/
Perysch671/
Peret'z671/
Peretzh671/
Pereake671/
Peereez671/
Peeretz671/
Pesrich670/
Pherres670/
Petretz670/
Perrike670/
Perigue670/
Petricx670/
Perrets670/
Pearrek670/

Perec Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perec in the Arabic language
بيريكbyryk-

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