Péroux Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Péroux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Péroux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Peroux (473) are calculated separately.

Péroux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Péroux occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Peroux. For other potential spellings of Péroux click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Péroux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Péroux is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Péroux reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Péroux is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France Péroux is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 40 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 40 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent live. Outside of France this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and Switzerland, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peroux94473/
Pérou9116/
Piroux83811/
Paroux83169/
Poroux833/
Péraux831/
Péru8018/
Péro806/
Perroux771,720/
Peyroux77746/
Pairoux77613/
Poiroux77551/
Puiroux77208/
Pieroux77119/
Poyroux7733/
Peiroux7714/
Pergoux7711/
Pharoux7710/
Petroux772/
Pheroux772/
Parroux771/
Pioroux771/
Perouex770/
Payroux770/
Perou739,433/
Pirou73464/
Pérot7376/
Preou7315/
Pérus7312/
Porox739/
Péroz734/
Pétro734/
Pirox732/
Parox731/
Perux731/
Pierroux71129/
Peytroux7111/
Poitroux711/
Petrou6715,658/
Pirouz674,939/
Piraux671,287/
Peyrou67963/
Perrou67697/
Piroud67238/
Pitrou67227/
Payrou67180/
Peraux67176/
Pirout67164/
Pyrgou67123/
Piroue67116/
Pierou67110/
Pereux67105/
Pareux67101/
Perouz6788/
Perout6785/
Pyrrou6778/
Peurou6746/
Pearou6737/
Paroix6734/
Puyrajoux6718/
Poirou6717/
Pairou6717/
Péraud6715/
Peroud6712/
Pirouh6712/
Pirous678/
Pétrus676/
Peroue675/
Piroué675/
Petrux674/
Petrox673/
Pétrod673/
Pergou673/
Pirouc673/
Poraux673/
Peirou672/
Perous671/
Poirox671/
Pitrox671/
Pétros671/
Pétrot671/
Pétrau671/
Péruch671/
Péroys671/
Pérois671/
Pirrou671/
Perouc671/
Pejrou671/
Pherou671/
Paraux671/

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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
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  • 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 Péroux
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