Persaud Surname

12,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Persaud Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'offering to the gods', 'food offering to the gods'. Persaud is the way that immigrants from India had spelt the Prasad surname, when they had arrived post-slavery in the British West Indies, primarily Trinidad and Guyana.

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Persaud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana21,8551:351
United States14,9051:24,3183,070
Canada6,1781:5,964862
England1,0621:52,4656,440
Suriname9081:60922
Trinidad and Tobago5441:2,507431
Venezuela4211:71,7443,035
Barbados1091:2,637432
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Jamaica621:46,2892,804
Saint Kitts and Nevis601:920187
Antigua and Barbuda501:1,983327
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Saint Lucia251:7,151862
British Virgin Islands221:1,436203
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Grenada181:6,030654
Aruba181:5,749789
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines121:9,388765
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway81:642,78647,258
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Panama51:782,45211,059
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belize21:177,7373,502
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Montserrat21:2,474299
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Persaud (252) may also be a first name.

Persaud Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'offering to the gods', 'food offering to the gods'. Persaud is the way that immigrants from India had spelt the Prasad surname, when they had arrived post-slavery in the British West Indies, primarily Trinidad and Guyana.

- stephenpersaud100000

Persaud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Persaud (Russian: Персауд) is carried by more people in Guyana than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Persaud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Persaud is the 12,045th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 156,308 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Persaud are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. Persaud is also the 561,423rd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 252 people.

Persaud is the most commonly occurring last name in one country:Guyana, where 47 percent live. The surname is most prevalent in Guyana, where it is borne by 21,855 people, or 1 in 35. In Guyana Persaud is most numerous in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 41 percent live, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 24 percent live and East Berbice-Corentyne, where 14 percent live. Not including Guyana Persaud exists in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Persaud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Persaud last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Persaud earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 98.44% more than the national average, earning 686,766 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.4% more than the national average, earning $50,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $55,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pershaud9322/
Peersaud932/
Perssaud932/
Paersaud932/
Ppersaud931/
Persad9210,532/
Persau92129/
Persud9213/
Pershad861,139/
Persadh86310/
Persoud8682/
Parsaud8657/
Persaut868/
Persasd866/
Perseud865/
Persaad864/
Porsaud864/
Persaed863/
Perjaud863/
Persaus863/
Persaid862/
Persauz862/
Persayd862/
Pershau862/
Paersad862/
Persaue862/
Persahd861/
Persead861/
Piersau861/
Persadd861/
Perscud861/
Perrsau860/
Persa832,294/
Persu83379/
Persaudova821/
Perchaud80473/
Perschau80227/
Persault8065/
Perschad8058/
Peershad805/
Persahad801/
Paerseud801/
Paershad801/
Parshaud801/
Perseaux801/
Parsad7766,862/
Persia775,336/
Piersa771,180/
Perseu77400/
Persha77392/
Persue77124/
Persuy7785/
Persat7774/
Persea7748/
Persai7745/
Pirsad7742/
Persuh7735/
Persay7728/
Persod7727/
Perzsa7720/
Persou7718/
Perzad7712/
Persas7711/
Porsad776/
Persaň776/
Persoa774/
Petrsa773/
Persus773/
Persah773/
Peersa772/
Persap772/
Perssa771/
Pearsu771/
Persaj771/
Persca771/
Pershu771/
Persut771/
Perjad771/
Pearsa771/
Perrsault750/
Parshad7111,476/
Perceau71468/
Parrsad71442/
Pershay71198/
Persais71152/
Parsadh7187/
Peersia7155/
Parsaad7141/
Parssad7129/
Piersza7128/
Persaat7128/
Perscha7126/
Peerzad7123/
Persiya7122/
Persuit7120/
Pershai7113/
Parsahd7111/
Persach719/
Pershae718/
Pirshad718/
Porsaid716/
Pierzad716/
Pershus716/
Perseus714/
Pirsaus713/
Parsead712/
Parhsad712/
Parsaid712/
Persoux712/
Pearsai712/
Perseas712/
Persath712/
Peersha711/
Pparsad711/
Perscod711/
Perseut711/
Pershea711/
Persoya711/
Persuya711/
Pierssa711/
Pirsaad711/
Pirsadh711/
Paarsad711/
Parsadd711/
Piersia711/
Persaie711/
Perschu711/
Perseed711/
Pershat711/
Perzadh711/
Pershah711/
Pershou711/
Persuji711/
Perssus710/
Perca673,789/
Perju673,710/
Perso671,790/
Perša67348/
Perja67245/
Percu67225/
Perza67209/
Pirsa67115/
Perşa67101/
Pirshahu6765/
Persutte6714/
Persaits6714/
Persiaji679/
Peerzadh678/
Parshadh676/
Perseius675/
Parsahad674/
Pirsu673/
Parsajid673/
Pyrsa672/
Pearsaii671/
Perschaa671/
Persuits671/
Pairseau671/
Parshaad671/
Perçu671/
Persgout671/
Pershaah671/
Pershayi671/
Persiyadova671/
Peržu671/
Perjeaux671/
Phetrsut671/
Persheha671/
Peerzaad671/
Pearsuya671/
Pearsout670/
Pershaie670/

Persaud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persaud in the Russian language
Персаудpersaud-

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