Perù Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Perù Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perù Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Peru (9,410), Perú (25) & Péru (18) are calculated separately.

Perù Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perù is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Peru, Perú or Péru. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perù? popularity and diffusion

The last name Perù is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Perù occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Perù reside; 60 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 20,385,563. Excluding Italy this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peru929,410/
Perú9225/
Péru8318/
Peró7537/
Perou679,433/
Petru672,463/
Perus67990/
Pereu67735/
Peroe67569/
Pergu67471/
Perau67456/
Perut67340/
Perru67308/
Peeru67286/
Peiró67242/
Peuru67202/
Peruz67197/
Peroo67172/
Peyru6754/
Pesru6740/
Peiru6740/
Perud6725/
Perup6720/
Peyró6719/
Pieru6716/
Pheru6715/
Pearu6715/
Perui6710/
Perão674/
Pehru674/
Paeru674/
Perrú673/
Peirú672/
Peruh672/
Perró672/
Peyrú672/
Peruy672/
Petrú671/
Peruś671/
Perux671/
Peruj671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Perù
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