The Perea surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,546 people carried this name — #3,124 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,600 people counted. That is up 31% from 8,808 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 9,949 people named Perea live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 172 people named Perea.
Most of them — 92 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Hérault.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Perea live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Perea in American newspapers,
1914–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,085 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Perea,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francisco Perea 1830–1913 · politician -
Daniel Perea 1834–1909 · painter -
Obdulio de Perea 1836–1870 · politician -
Alfredo Perea 1839–1895 · illustrator -
Pedro Perea 1852–1906 · politician -
Antonio Perea y Orive 1844– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Perea.
- Perasso 129 · U.S. census
- Perault 299 · U.S. census
- Percy 4,226 · U.S. census
- Perdigon 188 · U.S. census
- Perdon 142 · U.S. census
- Pere 616 · U.S. census
- Pereau 119 · U.S. census
- Perego 314 · U.S. census
- Pereira 29,898 · U.S. census
- Perel 413 · U.S. census
- Perelli 272 · U.S. census
- Perello 366 · U.S. census
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