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Perera is a common surname in Sri Lanka, Portugal, Brazil, and most of the Lusosphere. The name was introduced in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese during the period of Portuguese Ceylon, and it derives from the common Portuguese surname Pereira (meaning pear tree). Perera is also a Spanish name. There are other variants in the Iberian Peninsula: Perer (Catalan), Perero, Pereros (Extremadura, Salamanca and Valladolid), Pereyra, Pereyras, Das Pereiras, Paraira (Portuguese), Pereire, Pereyre (Pyrenees), Pereiro, Pereiros (Galician). They all mean pear tree.

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It may refer to:

General

  • Ajith C. S. Perera, Sri Lankan academic, manager and cricket umpire
  • Anura C. Perera, Sri Lankan American Sinhala science writer and astronomer
  • Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana, Sri Lankan businessman, philanthropist and pioneer of the Buddhist revival movement
  • Elmo Noel Joseph Perera (1932-2015), 5th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle
  • Izidor Perera-Matić, Croatian physician and partisan during World War II
  • Nadeeka Perera, Sri Lankan model

    • Arts

  • Camillus Perera, Sri Lankan cartoonist
  • Chandralekha Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Pop vocalist
  • H. A. Perera, Sri Lankan actor
  • J. A. Milton Perera, Sri Lankan singer
  • Lahiru Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala musician, music producer
  • Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Perera, Sri Lankan singer
  • Ranasinghe Arachchige Chandrasena Perera, Sri Lankan musician
  • Shirley Perera, Sri Lankan radio personality
  • Wannakulawattawaduge Don Albert Perera, Sri Lankan singer
  • Dennis Perera,Sri Lankan film director
  • Rukshan Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer
  • Sunil Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Baila vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer

    • Politics, military and state officials

  • Andrew Ranjan Perera, Sri Lankan judge
  • Denis Perera, Sri Lankan Army officer
  • Dick Perera, 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Donald Perera, Sri Lankan Air Force officer
  • E. W. Perera, Sri Lankan politician
  • Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat
  • Felix Perera, Sri Lankan politician
  • Henry Perera, 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Janaka Perera, Sri Lankan General and politician
  • Jayantha Perera, 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Joseph Michael Perera, 24th Minister of Home Affairs of Sri Lanka
  • Jude Perera, member for Cranbourne District of Victorian Legislative Assembly, Australia
  • M. J. Perera, Sri Lankan high-civil servant
  • Monath Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Air Force fighter pilot
  • Neomal Perera, Sri Lankan politician
  • N. M. Perera, Sri Lankan politician
  • Roberto Smith Perera, Venezuelan politician

    • Sports

  • A. Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Amila Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Augurio Perera, Anglo-Spanish tennis player
  • Bathiya Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • D. Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Dilruwan Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Domènec Balmanya Perera, Spanish footballer
  • Duminda Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Franck Perera, French race car driver
  • Gamini Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • João Manuel Perera Junqueira, Portuguese runner
  • José Jesús Perera, Spanish footballer
  • Kusal Perera, Sri Lankan Cricketer
  • Nimesh Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Ruchira Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • S. Perera (Old Cambrians cricketer), Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Suresh Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Thisara Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
  • Viraj Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer

    • References

    Perera Wikipedia
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