Peretz Surname

20,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Peretz Surname User-submission:

A biblical figure - one of the twin sons of Judah from Tamar his wife. His twin brother called Zrh.

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Peretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel25,7641:3324
United States1,0101:358,87032,025
France1671:397,74158,569
Thailand1021:692,533115,267
Canada1011:364,80832,793
England441:1,266,32057,817
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Peretz (1,462) may also be a first name.

Peretz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A biblical figure - one of the twin sons of Judah from Tamar his wife. His twin brother called Zrh. Peretz got its name after Zrh, took out his hand from the womb, and the midwife tied a red thread on it, when Zrh pull his hand back, and his brother came out, the midwife said to him: "Mh- Paratza Alich Peretz" Genesis 38,29

Another verse which mentions the name Peretz

"And may your house will be as the house of Perez the son of Tamar and Yehuda" Book of Ruth 4,12

- amit.y.perez

Peretz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peretz (Arabic: بيرتس) is found most in Israel. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peretz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,001st most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 266,494 people. The surname Peretz occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Peretz are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 203,815th most common first name throughout the world, held by 1,462 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 25,764 people, or 1 in 332. In Israel it is primarily found in: Southern District, where 26 percent live, Northern District, where 21 percent live and Central District, where 18 percent live. Beside Israel it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Peretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peretz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peretz last name increased 11,222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peretz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peretz surname are 43.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Peretz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning 241,941 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 248.86% more than the national average, earning R 829,020 per year; in United States they earn 34.87% more than the national average, earning $58,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $69,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perretz9238/
Pieretz921/
Peret'z921/
Peretzh921/
Peeretz921/
Petretz920/
Perez917,748,127/
Pierietz861/
Perretze860/
Perets836,910/
Perrez83948/
Peritz83377/
Peerez83367/
Perecz83314/
Peratz83144/
Poretz83100/
Paerez8392/
Perezz8382/
Pierez8357/
Periez8342/
Pereez8340/
Pherez8331/
Peirez8327/
Perezs8323/
Pperez8317/
Pereaz8310/
Perezh8310/
Peretc835/
P'Erez835/
Paretz834/
Peredz834/
Poerez834/
Pereiz831/
Peĭrez831/
Perhez831/
Pëerez831/
Bperez831/
Pearez831/
Pyretz830/
Pieritz77662/
Petritz77639/
Pierrez77506/
Perriez7760/
Pierets7735/
Pirretz7726/
Perreaz7717/
Peretts779/
D'Perez777/
Petrets775/
Peiriez772/
Peiritz771/
Peereez771/
Pareutz770/
Perritz770/
Perrets770/
Pirez735,495/
Periz731,106/
Parez731,031/
Pèrez73983/
Perec73665/
Porez73585/
Peréz73280/
Pereć73114/
Perèz7330/
Pereţ7328/
Pírez7320/
Pêrez7310/
Pyrez739/
Perêz731/
Pýrez731/
Pierritz7149/
Pierrets7116/
Pieritsz7115/
Pieritzs712/
Peretche711/
Perretts710/
Pettritz710/
Perroitz710/
Pieretts710/
Parets67943/
Porrez67458/
Pairez67350/
Pyritz67346/
Poritz67154/
Pehriz67121/
Parrez6796/
Pharez6790/
Piritz6789/
Perycz6778/
Perech6769/
Peraiz6750/
Paratz6747/
Paritz6739/
Perecs6739/
Pöritz6735/
Pirets6727/
Pyrets6718/
Parehz6717/
Pereczová6714/
Pareez6714/
Porets678/
Perriz676/
Perzic676/
Pieriz676/
Perits675/
Peeriz674/
Pierec673/
Péreez673/
Pérezz673/
Ppérez673/
Peroiz673/
Pearec672/
Pareaz672/
Paredz672/
Peruiz672/
Pérezs672/
Pérrez672/
Perrec672/
Pareiz672/
Perzić671/
Peirec671/
Parezs671/
Pereci671/
Pereds671/
P'érez671/
Phérez671/
Perizs671/
Poirez671/
Pèrezz671/
Pérezç671/
Bpérez671/
Peiriz671/
Piratz671/
Pericz671/
Parezh671/
Payrez671/
Poratz670/

Peretz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peretz in the Arabic language
بيرتسbyrts-

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