Pereyra Surname
Approximately 195,814 people bear this surname
Pereyra Surname User-submission:
The Pereyra surname was derived from the Spanish word pera, which means 'pear'.
Pereyra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 141,610 | 1:302 | 26 |
| Mexico | 12,331 | 1:10,066 | 1,034 |
| Uruguay | 12,216 | 1:281 | 30 |
| Peru | 8,241 | 1:3,857 | 630 |
| Dominican Republic | 8,204 | 1:1,272 | 203 |
| United States | 3,500 | 1:103,560 | 11,413 |
| Philippines | 3,163 | 1:32,007 | 4,687 |
| Bolivia | 2,817 | 1:3,769 | 584 |
| Spain | 1,646 | 1:28,403 | 2,919 |
| Brazil | 690 | 1:310,253 | 11,959 |
| Venezuela | 203 | 1:148,789 | 4,605 |
| Paraguay | 197 | 1:36,735 | 1,176 |
| Chile | 167 | 1:105,488 | 3,937 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| Russia | 105 | 1:1,372,601 | 96,503 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Ecuador | 48 | 1:331,372 | 9,295 |
| Nicaragua | 44 | 1:136,843 | 2,125 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Honduras | 22 | 1:400,747 | 3,070 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Péreyra (1) are calculated separately.
Pereyra (105) may also be a first name.
Pereyra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Pereyra surname was derived from the Spanish word pera, which means 'pear'.
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Pereyra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pereyra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pereyra (Russian: Перейра) is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Péreyra. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pereyra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,861st most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,217 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pereyra live; 85 percent live in South America and 79 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Pereyra is also the 920,134th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 105 people.
The surname Pereyra is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 141,610 people, or 1 in 302. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 36 percent live, Córdoba Province, where 16 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Argentina it occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 6 percent live and Uruguay, where 6 percent live.
Pereyra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pereyra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pereyra surname rose 70,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pereyra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pereyra last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Pereyra surname are 41.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pereyra earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,075 per year; in United States they earn 6.3% less than the national average, earning $40,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $53,132 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pereyra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pereyra in the Russian language | ||
| Перейра | perejra | - |
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Footnotes
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