Perera

See also: perera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira), or from Sinhalese පෙරෙර (perera)

Proper noun

Perera (plural Pereras)

1. A surname

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Perera is the 7801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4242 individuals. Perera is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (47.19%), Hispanic/Latino (33.92%), and White (14.88%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Pearre, reaper, rerape

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan perera (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira)

Proper noun

Perera f

1. a toponymic surname

Statistics

(per Forebears 2014)

• 143th most common surname in Cuba
• 1,251st most common surname in Mexico
• 804th most common surname in Spain

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Catalan, from perera (cognate with Portuguese pereira and Galician pereira).

Proper noun

Perera

1. a surname from Catalan

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Perera is the 12,822nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 1,160 individuals.