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    The surname Perea

    A Spanish surname, carried by 11,546 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /pəˈɹiːə/ 3 syllables Soundex P600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Perea is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    A surname from Spanish.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,546 people named Perea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,740 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,808.

    #3,124
    rank among US surnames
    11,546
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +31.1%
    change since 2000 (was #3,700)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,115Barclay11,56826,690
    #3,116Grissom11,56326,701
    #3,117Canfield11,56026,708
    #3,119Edge11,55626,717
    #3,120Cota11,55426,722
    #3,121Perrin11,55026,731
    #3,122McAdams11,54726,738

    Who is named Perea

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Perea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • Two or more races 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Pereas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brandon Perea
      American actor, born 1995
    • Ítalo Perea
      Boxer, born 1993

    Notable Pereas come mostly from the United States (1) and Ecuador (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Perea

    Perea has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Perea come from?
    Perea is Spanish in origin.
    How common is the surname Perea?
    11,546 people in the United States had the surname Perea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,740 Americans. It ranked 3,124th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Perea?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Perea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Perea?
    Brandon Perea, American actor, followed by Ítalo Perea.
    Where is the surname Perea most common?
    Wikidata records people named Perea in the United States and Ecuador.
    How do you pronounce Perea?
    Perea is /pəˈɹiːə/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Perea getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,808 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,546 in 2010, up 31%.