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.
Read More About This SurnamePersaud Surname Distribution Map
| 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.
- stephenpersaud100000Persaud Demographics
Average Male Persaud Height
171.46 cm
Average Female Persaud Height
158.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Persaud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Persaud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Persaud (Russian: Персауд) is borne by more people in Guyana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Persaud? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,045th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 156,308 people. Persaud occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Persaud live; 50 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 561,423rd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 252 people.
It is the most frequently held last name in one country:Guyana, where 47 percent reside. The last name is most common in Guyana, where it is borne by 21,855 people, or 1 in 35. In Guyana it is mostly concentrated in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 41 percent reside, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 24 percent reside and East Berbice-Corentyne, where 14 percent reside. Other than Guyana it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Persaud Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Persaud last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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