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

Pereira (Arabic: بيريرا, Hindi: परेरा, Marathi: पेरेईरा, Russian: Переира) is most common in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pereíra, Péreira, Pèreira, Pereirá, Pêreira or Pereìra. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name Pereira is the 90^th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Pereira are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 84 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 63,347^th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 9,517 people.

Pereira is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 5,594,058 people, or 1 in 38. In Brazil Pereira is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Bahia, where 8 percent are found. Besides Brazil it exists in 192 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 3 percent are found and Angola, where 3 percent are found.

Pereira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pereira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pereira surname grew 19,449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 6,853 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pereira Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Pereira surname are 43.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.36% registered with the party.

The amount Pereira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.4% less than the national average, earning €17,598 per year; in Norway they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning 321,339 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,557 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.9% more than the national average, earning R 491,676 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $19,740,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,082 CAD per year.