Periro Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Periro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Periro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Periro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Periro (Marathi: पेरीरीया) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Periro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Periro is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Periro are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Periro is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pereiro926,360/
Periero922/
Pergiro922/
Perioro921/
Perairo921/
Pereiros8668/
Perriero8615/
Perreiro867/
Petrirro861/
Piereiro861/
Petrirot861/
Perero834,201/
Perira831,090/
Piriro8311/
Pariro837/
Poriro831/
Pereira776,667,041/
Periera771,853/
Perrero77942/
Pereyro77615/
Peraira77373/
Parairo77278/
Petrero77129/
Pergira7791/
Perrira7769/
Pherero7762/
Pareiro7718/
Peretro7715/
Phariro7715/
Pererro7711/
Perejro7710/
Pariroo778/
Periras778/
Peruero776/
Peerira775/
Pereiró774/
Pereros773/
Perzira773/
Pearira772/
Pereirá772/
Poreiro772/
Peroira771/
Peruroo771/
Pergero771/
Periora771/
Pierira771/
Pireiro771/
Perirra771/
Pariroi771/
Pererod771/
Piriroi771/
Peirira771/
Peirero770/
Perreira7110,537/
Pereiras711,403/
Perriera71347/
Perriraz71146/
Pereirra7184/
Parreiro7175/
Pereiraa7168/
Ppereira7162/
Peereira7145/
Perierra7124/
Perreros7124/
Perreyro7123/
Pereiraz7123/
Piereira7115/
Paereira7115/
Perriras7113/
Poereira719/
Pereirad719/
Pereyrro717/
Petreira716/
Pereitra715/
Bpereira714/
Pherirat714/
Peariera713/
Perraira712/
Pereirah712/
Pereiraá711/
Pereisra711/
Peeriera711/
Perera671,042,770/
Parira67878/
Parero67122/
Pirero67103/
Peryra6738/
Perura6720/
Poruro6713/
Pierreroy6712/
Pirira6710/
Pherreira675/
Porero674/
Pferreira674/
Paruro674/
Peirriera673/
Perreiras673/
Perêra672/
Porira671/
Pierriera671/
Perrreira671/
Perreirra671/
Phetrirat671/
Piruro671/
Pereiraus671/
Pereirraa671/

Periro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Periro in the Marathi language
पेरीरीयाpeririya-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Periro
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