Perú Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Perú Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 last name Perú is most common in Spain. It may also be rendered as: Peru, Perù or Péru. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Perú? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Perú are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 33 percent live, Navarre, where 33 percent live and Andalusia, where 17 percent live. Barring Spain Perú exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 16 percent live and Portugal, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 92 | 9,410 | / |
| Perù | 92 | 5 | / |
| Perrú | 89 | 3 | / |
| Peirú | 89 | 2 | / |
| Peyrú | 89 | 2 | / |
| Petrú | 89 | 1 | / |
| Péru | 83 | 18 | / |
| Perrúa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peró | 75 | 37 | / |
| Pirú | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perou | 67 | 9,433 | / |
| Petru | 67 | 2,463 | / |
| Perus | 67 | 990 | / |
| Pereu | 67 | 735 | / |
| Peroe | 67 | 569 | / |
| Pergu | 67 | 471 | / |
| Perau | 67 | 456 | / |
| Perut | 67 | 340 | / |
| Perru | 67 | 308 | / |
| Peeru | 67 | 286 | / |
| Peiró | 67 | 242 | / |
| Peuru | 67 | 202 | / |
| Peruz | 67 | 197 | / |
| Peroo | 67 | 172 | / |
| Peyru | 67 | 54 | / |
| Peiru | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pesru | 67 | 40 | / |
| Perud | 67 | 25 | / |
| Perup | 67 | 20 | / |
| Peyró | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pieru | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pearu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pheru | 67 | 15 | / |
| Perui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pehru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Perão | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peruh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Perró | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peruy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peruś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peruj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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