See also: peralta and peraltá

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Proper noun edit

Peralta (plural Peraltas)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Peralta is the 949th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36585 individuals. Peralta is most common among Hispanic/Latino (86.03%) individuals.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta
  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/, [pɪˈɾ̪al̪.t̪ʌ]

Proper noun edit

Peralta

  1. a surname from Spanish

Ilocano edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish Peralta, toponymic surname from piedra alta. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta
  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/, [peˈɾal.ta]

Proper noun edit

Peralta

  1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Peralta, generally concentrated in Ilocos Sur and La Union

Kapampangan edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish.

Proper noun edit

Peralta

  1. a surname from Spanish

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From place names in Spain, inherited from Latin petra alta (literally high rock).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/ [peˈɾal̪.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -alta
  • Syllabification: Pe‧ral‧ta

Proper noun edit

Peralta m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Peralta.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ral‧ta
  • IPA(key): /peˈɾalta/, [pɛˈɾal.tɐ]

Proper noun edit

Peralta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜎ᜔ᜆ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics edit

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Peralta is the 55th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 90,804 individuals.