Perez

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Pérez in GT Guatemala, DO Dominican Republic and Перес in RU Russia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Perez is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Catalan surname1.1M records spelled Perez16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Catalan, French

  Also written Pérez, Pèrez, Peréz, Pérèz, Pe'Rez

• a separate surname810K records spelled Perez18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Spain, United Kingdom

  Also written Pérez, Peréz, P-Erez, Pèrez, Perèz

• Swahili surname40K records spelled Perez16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Spain, Peru

  Languages: Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Southern Sotho

  Also written Pérez, Pèrez, Përēz, Peréz, Pérêz

• Polish surname25K records spelled Perez58 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Spain, Peru

  Languages: Polish, Croatian, Bulgarian

  Also written Pérez, Peres, Pereš, Перез, Перес

• Swedish surname15K records spelled Perez6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Peru, Spain, Denmark

  Languages: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian

  Also written Pérez

• Turkish surname9.1K records spelled Perez7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Peru, Philippines

  Languages: Turkish, Uzbek, Azerbaijani

  Also written Pérez, Peréz, Përez

83 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Perez is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• A biblical name meaning 'breach' or 'burst forth', symbolizing strength and overcoming barriers.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• He represents the continuation of the Messianic line through the tribe of Judah despite familial dysfunction.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, de Pero, com terminação espanhola; filho de Pero

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• Breach or bursting forth

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 125 years between 1900–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• José Joaquín Pérezb. 1801CLChilean politician and President (1801-1889)
• José Martíb. 1853ESnot in their usual nameCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)
• Alan Garcíab. 1949PEnot in their usual namePresident of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011)
• Otto Pérez Molinab. 1950GTPresident of Guatemala (2012-2015)
• Arturo Pérez-Reverteb. 1951ESSpanish writer and journalist
• Vincent Pérezb. 1964CHSwiss actor
• Selena Pérezb. 1971USAmerican singer (1971–1995)
• Álvaro Morteb. 1975ESnot in their usual nameSpanish actor (born 1975)
• Mr. 305b. 1981USnot in their usual nameAmerican rapper (born 1981)
• Ayoze Pérezb. 1993ESSpanish association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 301 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Perez?

We estimate roughly 2.8 million people bear Perez (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Perez have the most bearers?

Perez is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled perez.

How common is Perez compared with other names?

In Mexico, Perez is the 6th most common surname of 198,716 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Perez mean?

Recorded meaning: (i) ‘son of Pedro’, Spanish form of Peter; (ii) Jewish surname from a name meaning literally ‘burst forth’.