Peres Surname
Approximately 123,519 people bear this surname
Peres Surname User-submission:
Portuguese name that is closely related to Peres. Both are patronymics of Pedro (Pero in its ancient form), a given name that translates as Peter.
Peres Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 91,324 | 1:2,344 | 224 |
| Mexico | 9,681 | 1:12,822 | 1,187 |
| France | 4,070 | 1:16,320 | 1,749 |
| Angola | 2,366 | 1:11,407 | 1,401 |
| Colombia | 2,203 | 1:21,686 | 1,603 |
| United States | 2,180 | 1:166,266 | 16,872 |
| Argentina | 1,616 | 1:26,450 | 2,215 |
| Honduras | 1,446 | 1:6,097 | 528 |
| Peru | 869 | 1:36,576 | 3,516 |
| Tanzania | 860 | 1:61,560 | 6,595 |
| Nicaragua | 674 | 1:8,933 | 680 |
| Italy | 670 | 1:91,279 | 15,749 |
| Nigeria | 632 | 1:280,289 | 15,837 |
| Romania | 381 | 1:52,698 | 6,517 |
| Ecuador | 381 | 1:41,748 | 4,360 |
| Paraguay | 357 | 1:20,271 | 818 |
| Indonesia | 338 | 1:391,270 | 33,300 |
| Bolivia | 327 | 1:32,466 | 2,141 |
| Philippines | 311 | 1:325,525 | 44,983 |
| Spain | 298 | 1:156,886 | 11,448 |
| Guatemala | 266 | 1:60,461 | 2,418 |
| Venezuela | 227 | 1:133,058 | 4,318 |
| Hungary | 183 | 1:53,641 | 5,682 |
| Canada | 171 | 1:215,471 | 20,813 |
| El Salvador | 163 | 1:38,920 | 1,185 |
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
| India | 148 | 1:5,182,874 | 128,264 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Mauritius | 140 | 1:9,239 | 1,957 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Thailand | 76 | 1:929,452 | 144,548 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Uruguay | 60 | 1:57,196 | 6,215 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Cuba | 23 | 1:500,988 | 5,740 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 291 | 1:172,573 | 15,534 |
The alternate forms: Péres (28,975), Pereš (51), Pereș (45), Pereş (35), Pères (1), Perèš (1) & Pérès (1) are calculated separately.
Peres (9,884) may also be a first name.
Peres Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Portuguese name that is closely related to Peres. Both are patronymics of Pedro (Pero in its ancient form), a given name that translates as Peter.
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Peres Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peres Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peres (Arabic: بيريس, Hindi: पेरेस, Marathi: पेरेस, Oriya: େପେରସ, Russian: Перес) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Péres, Pereš, Pereș, Pereş, Pères, Perèš or Pérès. Click here to see other potential spellings of Peres.
How Common Is The Last Name Peres? popularity and diffusion
Peres is the 4,557th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 58,999 people. The last name Peres occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Peres are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Luso-South America. Peres is also the 61,727th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,884 people.
Peres is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 91,324 people, or 1 in 2,344. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 30 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 82 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 8 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.
Peres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peres has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peres last name increased 749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Peres Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Peres surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Peres surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peres earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning €31,739 per year; in Peru they earn 48.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,914 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.12% more than the national average, earning R 285,456 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $22,444,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $54,886 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Peres Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peres in the Hindi language | ||
| पेरेस | peresa | - |
| Peres in the Oriya language | ||
| େପେରସ | eperasa | - |
| Peres in the Marathi language | ||
| पेरेस | peresa | 52.17 |
| पेरीस | perisa | 26.09 |
| पॅरेस | peresa | 13.04 |
| पॅरीस | perisa | 4.35 |
| टेरेन्स | terensa | 4.35 |
| Peres in the Russian language | ||
| Перес | peres | - |
| Peres in the Arabic language | ||
| بيريس | byrys | - |
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