Across the world, Pereira (Pereira 
, Перейра 
, Переира , among others...) is quite a rare epicene first name. The given name Pereira is habitual in Luxembourg, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Portugal, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Angola. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Angola, Portugal, and Nigeria. Predominantly, Pereira is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Pereira | Portugal, Brazil, Angola, India, France |
| Перейра | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Переира | Russia |
| פריירה | Israel |
Pereira is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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gómez pereira Spanish philosopher, ES (b. 1500) |
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| gaspar jorge de leão pereira Archbishop of Goa, PT (b. 1501) |
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| bento pereira PT (b. 1605) |
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| duarte sodré pereira (b. 1666) |
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bento de melo pereira Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1780) |
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costa pereira Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1833) |
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| bento barroso pereira Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1785) |
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cândido dulcídio pereira BR (b. 1861) |
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hiran de lima pereira Brazilian journalist, BR (b. 1913) |
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| apolinário joão pereira Brazilian politician (1864-1900), BR (b. 1864) |
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bresser pereira Brazilian economist and social science, BR (b. 1934) |
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| baptista pereira (b. 1880) |
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dermeval da silva pereira Brazilian lawyer, BR (b. 1945) |
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anderson adauto pereira Brazilian lawyer, BR (b. 1957) |
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| coy pereira musical artist (b. 1919) |
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