Persaud Surname
Approximately 46,623 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 21,855 | 1:35 | 1 |
| United States | 14,905 | 1:24,318 | 3,070 |
| Canada | 6,178 | 1:5,964 | 862 |
| England | 1,062 | 1:52,465 | 6,440 |
| Suriname | 908 | 1:609 | 22 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 544 | 1:2,507 | 431 |
| Venezuela | 421 | 1:71,744 | 3,035 |
| Barbados | 109 | 1:2,637 | 432 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 1:191,900 | 26,970 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Jamaica | 62 | 1:46,289 | 2,804 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 60 | 1:920 | 187 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 50 | 1:1,983 | 327 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Saint Lucia | 25 | 1:7,151 | 862 |
| British Virgin Islands | 22 | 1:1,436 | 203 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Grenada | 18 | 1:6,030 | 654 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 | 1:9,388 | 765 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
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.
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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
Persaud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Persaud in the Russian language | ||
| Персауд | persaud | - |
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