Perescu Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Perescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1361:147,63115,687
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Perescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perescu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Perescu? popularity and diffusion

Perescu is the 1,328,442nd most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Perescu are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Perescu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 147,631. In Romania Perescu is primarily found in: Timiș County, where 60 percent live, Olt County, where 29 percent live and Argeș County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Romania Perescu is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 8 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peresu92424/
Petrescou882/
Peresuh8668/
Peresou868/
Porescu865/
Petrecu862/
Piorescu8028/
Petreacu801/
Petreccu801/
Piriescu801/
Petresou801/
Pericu77120/
Pereku7761/
Perezu7724/
Petreskou753/
Perriscau753/
Perresult751/
Peresault750/
Petricu71145/
Pericou7158/
Perekou7110/
Pericus716/
Pariscu715/
Perezou714/
Perrecault712/
Periccu711/
Paresku711/
Perezau711/
Poresku711/
Perresault710/
Pericaud67385/
Petricau6756/
Perezous6745/
Petrejus675/
Perricou671/
Pariscau671/
Peregius671/
Pericaux670/

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