Pérez Surname

9,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Pérez Surname Definition:

The son of Pero, a pet form of Pedro, Spanish form of Peter (a rock).

The patronymic "-ez" means "son of Pero."

Very common surname and sixth most popular in Spain. Ancient and extensive it seems to originate in Castile then spread to Vizcaya, La Rioja, and Santander.

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Pérez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain15,9321:2,934350
Mexico11,9631:10,3761,048
Guatemala7,6711:2,097342
Cuba5,2731:2,185326
Dominican Republic4,1291:2,527346
Puerto Rico2,6631:1,333166
Venezuela1,2771:23,6521,620
Argentina1,1531:37,0713,103
Panama9571:4,088495
Chile8131:21,6681,354
Colombia7951:60,0932,829
Uruguay5341:6,427712
United States5131:706,54855,809
Germany3401:236,78126,066
France3361:197,68730,742
Switzerland3261:25,1933,944
England2991:186,34816,642
Portugal2831:36,8142,219
Peru2191:145,1337,837
Belgium1371:83,91713,161
Bolivia1271:83,5943,552
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
Ireland1061:44,4243,361
Italy971:630,48157,010
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Canada941:391,97434,739
Costa Rica841:56,9061,236
Ecuador731:217,8888,098
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Honduras561:157,4362,011
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway201:257,11427,149
Andorra191:4,413868
Greece161:692,48777,522
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
China101:136,732,1577,199
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Finland71:785,24338,644
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Perez (7,748,127), Pèrez (983), Pêrez (10), Peréz (280), Perèz (30), Pèrèz (1), Perêz (1) & Pêrêz (1) are calculated separately.

Pérez (60) may also be a first name.

Pérez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The son of Pero, a pet form of Pedro, Spanish form of Peter (a rock).

The patronymic "-ez" means "son of Pero."

Very common surname and sixth most popular in Spain. Ancient and extensive it seems to originate in Castile then spread to Vizcaya, La Rioja, and Santander. As a patronymic son of Pedro, it is found in combination with other names, principally toponyms and estate names. Derived from common given name Pedro or Pero, meaning Peter.

Patronymic of Pedro and bearers of name not necessarily related.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pérez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pérez is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Perez, Pèrez, Pêrez, Peréz, Perèz, Pèrèz, Perêz or Pêrêz. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pérez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,887th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 127,993 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Pérez reside; 29 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 60 people.

It is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 15,932 people, or 1 in 2,934. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 25 percent are found, Andalusia, where 17 percent are found and Catalonia, where 15 percent are found. Other than Spain Pérez exists in 111 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 21 percent are found and Guatemala, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perez937,748,127/
Pèrez93983/
Pêrez9310/
Péreez913/
Pérezz913/
Ppérez913/
Pérrez912/
Pérezs912/
Pérezt911/
Péresz911/
Phérez911/
P'érez911/
Pétrez911/
Bpérez911/
Pérezç911/
Pére8912/
Peréz87280/
Perèz8730/
Pèrèz871/
Perêz871/
Pêrêz871/
Péres8028,975/
Pirez805,495/
Pírez8020/
Péret8019/
Périz8014/
Pyrez809/
Pérée807/
Pérea807/
Pérex803/
Preéz801/
Pérey801/
Pýrez801/
Pérezová7736/
Perrez73948/
Peerez73367/
Pairez73350/
Pitrez73260/
Perezz7382/
Petrez7361/
Pierez7357/
Periez7342/
Peresz7340/
Pereez7340/
Pherez7331/
Peirez7327/
Perezs7323/
Pperez7317/
Pereaz7310/
Perezx739/
Prejsz737/
Pétriz736/
P'Erez735/
Perzez735/
Peredz734/
Perezp732/
Pesrez732/
Perhez731/
Vperez731/
Pereiz731/
Pétres731/
Peĭrez731/
Payrez731/
Pearez731/
Bperez731/
Pëerez731/
Pétret731/
Péries731/
Pèrezz731/
Poirez731/
Piriez731/
Perezt731/
Pyretz730/
Pere6722,673/
Pire6710,718/
Père67854/
Pierrez67506/
Poiriez67253/
Péri67178/
Pyre67101/
Péré6778/
Perriez6760/
Péry6735/
Pirretz6726/
Perreaz6717/
Périsse6714/
Péra6712/
Petresz6711/
Péresse677/
D'Perez677/
Petreez673/
Päre673/
Poirrez673/
Peiriez672/
Peeretz671/
Phairez671/
Peret'z671/
Peereez671/
Pairiez670/
Petretz670/

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