Perera

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira), or from Sinhalese පෙරේරා (perērā).

Proper noun

Perera (plural Pereras)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Perera is the 7801st 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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾeɾa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: Pe‧re‧ra

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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Perera (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜇ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

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.
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