In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced [ˈpeɾeθ] and in Hispanic America, [ˈpeɾes]. The accent or stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable. In British English, on the contrary, it is usually pronounced with stress on the last syllable.

What ethnicity is the last name Perez?

Spanish (Pérez) and Jewish (Sephardic): patronymic from the personal name Pedro, Spanish equivalent of Peter.

Is Perez a common last name?

3) Perez may be a variation of the Sephardic Jewish surname, Peretz. Perez is the 29th most popular surname in the United States based on data from the 2000 census and the 7th most common surname in Argentina. It's also the 7th most common Hispanic last name.