Pereir Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pereir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pereir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
England111:5,065,278148,650
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397

Pereir (12) may also be a first name.

Pereir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pereir (Marathi: पेरेईरा) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pereir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Pereir reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 74 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 1,097,817. In Brazil Pereir is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Pará, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Pereir Last Name Statistics demography

Pereir earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pereire92312/
Pereiar929/
Pereirz927/
Pereyir926/
Perreir925/
Pereird922/
Pereirh921/
Perer911,042/
Perir9126/
Perreire869/
Peyreire861/
Perier834,587/
Perger833,111/
Perere83812/
Peryer83533/
Pierer83491/
Perire83209/
Peyrer8389/
Perrer8382/
Pererz8374/
Pereur8368/
Perior8348/
Petrer8320/
Pherer8314/
Perair8312/
Perzer8310/
Pherir839/
Perrir837/
Pearer836/
Perirt831/
Pereyr831/
Peraer831/
Peruer831/
Pireir831/
Pererr831/
Pesrir831/
Pehrer830/
Perear830/
Peurer830/
Poreir830/
Pherreyir805/
Pereirová803/
Peyrehgir801/
Perrier7734,593/
Peeraer77757/
Peraire77505/
Perauer77225/
Perrior77170/
Pferrer77130/
Perryer77126/
Periyar7778/
Pereyre7762/
Pearyer7754/
Perreur7735/
Perrere7719/
Pereere779/
Perrear777/
Perrire777/
Poireir774/
Pereyrh774/
Perayir773/
Pereyar773/
Pierrer773/
Pereher773/
Peyrier773/
Pierier772/
Peroyer772/
Pireire772/
Pherrir771/
Petrrer771/
Petrisr771/
Pereyer771/
Pherere771/
Peerear771/
Perhair771/
Perrert771/
Perraer771/
Péreire771/
Pergear770/
Poerier770/
Pareior770/
Pfoerer770/
Pferger770/
Parir73167/
Perar7332/
Perreard71586/
Perhiyar7126/
Petrower7125/
Pierrier7116/
Pearrear716/
Poireier711/
Peroiord711/
Pesroier711/
Pererova711/
Parehiar711/
Peyreyre711/
Petrauer711/
Pierrejr711/
Perruyer711/
Pergeher711/
Perheyar711/
Pfierrer710/
Perrijer710/
Porreiar710/
Perogier710/
Perard672,907/
Pergar67428/
Petrar67401/
Perhar67222/
Pierar6752/
Perart6743/
Pirere6737/
Perrar6715/
Peirer679/
Pherar679/
Perare678/
Parhir676/
Pharir676/
Parair676/
Parirh675/
Pyrear674/
Pherraair671/
Parear671/
Peryre671/
Perérz671/
Perour671/
Pireur671/
Pehrar671/
Peryor670/
Peirar670/
Parerr670/

Pereir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pereir in the Marathi language
पेरेईराpere'ira50
परेइरpare'ira50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pereir
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