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Peru
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  • Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

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Rank #28256
Frequency 797 people (0.3 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 26.73% Hispanic 63.86% Black 1.63% Asian/PI 3.26% Native Am. 0.63% Two+ 3.89%

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