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

Perescu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Perescu 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 surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 147,631. In Romania it is mostly found in: Timiș County, where 60 percent are found, Olt County, where 29 percent are found and Argeș County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Romania Perescu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Perescu
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