Perú Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Perú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Peru (9,410), Perù (5) & Péru (18) are calculated separately.

Perú Last Name Facts

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

The surname Perú is found most in Spain. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Peru, Perù or Péru. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perú? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Perú live; 40 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name Perú is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain Perú is most common in: Madrid, where 33 percent reside, Navarre, where 33 percent reside and Andalusia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Spain it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 16 percent reside and Portugal, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peru929,410/
Perù925/
Perrú893/
Peirú892/
Peyrú892/
Petrú891/
Péru8318/
Perrúa801/
Peró7537/
Pirú751/
Perou679,433/
Petru672,463/
Perus67990/
Pereu67735/
Peroe67569/
Pergu67471/
Perau67456/
Perut67340/
Perru67308/
Peeru67286/
Peiró67242/
Peuru67202/
Peruz67197/
Peroo67172/
Peyru6754/
Peiru6740/
Pesru6740/
Perud6725/
Perup6720/
Peyró6719/
Pieru6716/
Pearu6715/
Pheru6715/
Perui6710/
Pehru674/
Perão674/
Peruh672/
Perró672/
Peruy672/
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 Perú
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