Pereeira Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Pereeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pereeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pereeira Last Name Facts

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

Pereeira (Marathi: पेरेईरा) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pereeira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Pereeira is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pereeira reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Pereeira is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 3,398,005. In Brazil it is most common in: Bahia, where 14 percent reside, São Paulo, where 13 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States Virgin Islands, where 6 percent reside and Angola, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pereieira941/
Pereeeira941/
Perieira8835/
Pereoira884/
Peraeira883/
Pereuira883/
Pereaira882/
Pareeira881/
Perjeira881/
Parreeira821/
Periera801,853/
Pereura8013/
Peryera807/
Periira805/
Perriera75347/
Perieras7537/
Perierra7524/
Pereayra755/
Peariera753/
Perierat751/
Peeriera751/
Paraeira751/
Pareaira751/
Peyrieras7113/
Peyriéras711/
Pierriera711/
Periere6717/
Pergere675/
Pergeri674/
Perieri673/
Periero672/
Pergero671/

Pereeira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pereeira in the Marathi language
पेरेईराpere'ira-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pereeira
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