Péres Surname
18,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 28,975 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Portugal
Péres Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 8,034 | 1:3,393 | 791 |
| Portugal | 6,445 | 1:1,616 | 240 |
| Brazil | 5,975 | 1:35,828 | 1,479 |
| Angola | 4,733 | 1:5,702 | 788 |
| France | 1,078 | 1:61,617 | 8,379 |
| United States | 488 | 1:742,744 | 58,145 |
| Dominican Republic | 339 | 1:30,776 | 1,813 |
| Russia | 264 | 1:545,921 | 49,289 |
| Mexico | 251 | 1:494,527 | 8,916 |
| Italy | 168 | 1:364,028 | 42,469 |
| Spain | 127 | 1:368,126 | 20,695 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Guatemala | 57 | 1:282,152 | 4,372 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Bolivia | 36 | 1:294,901 | 4,296 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Cuba | 15 | 1:768,181 | 6,046 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Romania | 11 | 1:1,825,261 | 53,941 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Peres (123,519), Pères (1), Pérès (1), Pereš (51), Pereș (45), Pereş (35) & Perèš (1) are calculated separately.
Péres Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Péres Come From? nationality or country of origin
Péres is found most in Mozambique. It may also be found as a variant: Peres, Pères, Pérès, Pereš, Pereș, Pereş or Perèš. For other potential spellings of Péres click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Péres? popularity and diffusion
Péres is the 18,992nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 251,512 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Péres are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.
Péres is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is borne by 8,034 people, or 1 in 3,393. Excluding Mozambique this last name exists in 110 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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