Pereg Surname

190,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Pereg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pereg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,1091:4,058577
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Péreg (1) are calculated separately.

Pereg (814) may also be a first name.

Pereg Last Name Facts

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

Pereg (Russian: Перег) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Péreg. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pereg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,765th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,296,041 people. Pereg occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pereg live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 286,493rd most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 814 people.

Pereg is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 2,109 people, or 1 in 4,058. In Israel Pereg is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 31 percent reside, Central District, where 26 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Israel this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Hungary, where 1 percent reside.

Pereg Last Name Statistics demography

Pereg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $52,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péreg931/
Peregh9115/
Peregs910/
Peregue8361/
Perek803,235/
Perec80665/
Perex80211/
Perig80159/
Pareg806/
Pereq801/
Peregova771/
Perike731,987/
Petrig73434/
Perrig73425/
Pereke73409/
Paregh7371/
Pesrek7358/
Peyrek7348/
Perekh7345/
Perecs7339/
Pierek7321/
Pierig7317/
Pereck7317/
Perect7314/
Perezx739/
Perezq738/
Perzek736/
Petrex736/
Perezc735/
Perzig734/
Pierec733/
Pareig732/
Perrec732/
Paerek732/
Peresc732/
Pearec732/
Perigh731/
Periog731/
Perezk731/
Perekt731/
Peirec731/
Perigs730/
Pearek730/
Perygs730/
Petresc67424/
Perique6792/
Piereck6758/
Petrigh6751/
Pierigh6738/
Petrecs6717/
Pareigh6710/
Pereque676/
Pherike675/
Pereske675/
Pereshk674/
Petrzec673/
Petreak672/
Petreac672/
Peitrek672/
Pierrig671/
Pieriek671/
Pierrec671/
Pereake671/
Pearike671/
Perrect671/
Pierrek671/
Petrect671/
Pethrig671/
Peyrekh671/
Petreik671/
Perrike670/
Perigue670/
Pearrek670/
Perrigs670/

Pereg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pereg in the Russian language
Перегpereg-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pereg
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