How common is the surname Pereyra?

3,877 people in the United States had the surname Pereyra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pereyra?

Roberto Pereyra, Argentine footballer, followed by Facundo Pereyra.

Where is the surname Pereyra most common?

Wikidata records people named Pereyra in Argentina.

Is the surname Pereyra getting more or less common?

More common. 2,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Pereyra

A surname, carried by 3,877 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pereyra is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,877 people named Pereyra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,731.

#8,496

rank among US surnames

3,877

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+42%

change since 2000 (was #10,725)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,488	Tinney	3,884	79,492
#8,489	Halcomb	3,883	79,512
#8,490	Earhart	3,882	79,533
#8,491	Becerril	3,881	79,553
#8,492	Crowther	3,880	79,574
#8,493	Sharif	3,879	79,594
#8,494	Dills	3,878	79,615

Who is named Pereyra

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

88% of people named Pereyra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.6%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Pereyras

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roberto Pereyra
Argentine footballer, born 1991
Facundo Pereyra
Argentine footballer, born 1987
Federico Pereyra
Argentine volleyball player, born 1988
Joaquín Pereyra
Argentinian association football player, born 1998
Fernanda Pereyra
Argentinian beach volleyball player, born 1991
Luciano Pereyra
Argentine singer, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pereyra

Pereyra has the Soundex code P660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P660.

Questions

How common is the surname Pereyra?: 3,877 people in the United States had the surname Pereyra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pereyra?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Pereyra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pereyra?: Roberto Pereyra, Argentine footballer, followed by Facundo Pereyra.
Where is the surname Pereyra most common?: Wikidata records people named Pereyra in Argentina.
Is the surname Pereyra getting more or less common?: More common. 2,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, up 42%.