'''Perera''' is a surname of Portuguese origin. The name is a variant of the common Portuguese surname Pereira (meaning pear tree). 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).
==General== *Augurio Perera, Spanish pioneer of lawn tennis and a founder of the world's first tennis club *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 *Cheryl Perera (born 1986), Sri Lankan Canadian children's rights activist *Dhammika Perera, Sri Lankan businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He is one of the wealthiest people in Sri Lanka. *Elmo Noel Joseph Perera (1932-2015), 5th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle *Frederica Perera (born 1941), American environmental health scientist *Izidor Perera-Matić, Croatian physician and partisan during World War II *Lionello Perera, Italian-American banker and philanthropist *Nadeeka Perera, Sri Lankan model *Sylvia Brinton Perera, Jungian psychoanalyst and author
==Arts== *Algama Koralalage Lionel Kumaradasa Perera (1935-2008), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composer *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 *Ladislaus Perera Ranasinghe (1913-1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor *Lahiru Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala musician, music producer *Mahendra Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala actor *Mary Felicia Perera (born 1944), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress *Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Perera, Sri Lankan singer *Nalin Perera (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala singer-songwriter *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 vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer *Vicumpriya Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala lyricist, poet, and music producer *Koddul Arachchige Wilson Perera (1926-2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala director
==Politics, military and state officials== *Alexander Perera Jayasuriya (1901-1980), Sri Lankan Sinhala MP and Cabinet Minister *Andrew Ranjan Perera, Sri Lankan judge *Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala army officer *Cyril E. S. Perera (1892-1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Ceylon House of Representatives *Denis Perera, Sri Lankan Army officer *Dick Perera, 6th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force *Donald Perera, Sri Lankan Air Force officer *Edmund Walter Perera Seneviratne Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and diplomat *Edward George Perera Jayetileke, Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1950-1952 *E. W. Perera, Sri Lankan politician *Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat *Ernest Perera (1932-2013), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1988-1993 *Felix Perera, Sri Lankan politician *Felix Stanley Christopher Perera Kalpage (died 2000), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1991-1994 *Gamamedaliyanage John Paris 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 *Noemí Santana Perera''',''' a member of the Podemos party of Spain *N. M. Perera, Sri Lankan politician *Reginald Perera (1915-1977), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist *Roberto Smith Perera, Venezuelan politician *Rohini Perera Marasinghe, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka *Selina Perera (1909-1986), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist *Don Stanley Ernest Perera Rajapakse Senanayake, Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1970-1978 *Sumedha Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general *Theodore Duncan Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant *Victor Perera, Governor of Northern Province, Sri Lanka from July 2008 – October 2008
==Sports== *Amila Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Augurio Perera, Anglo-Spanish tennis player *Bathiya Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Chandrishan Perera (1961-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala rugby union player, coach, commentator, journalist, lawyer and administrator *Derek Perera, Sri Lankan Canadian 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 *Hasini Perera (born 1995), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer *João Manuel Perera Junqueira, Portuguese runner *José Jesús Perera, Spanish footballer *Kalana Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Kamilas Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Kusal Perera, Sri Lankan Cricketer *Mahesh Perera, Sri Lankan Sinhala Olympic hurdler *Nimesh Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Peter 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 *Wimalasena Perera (born 1945), Sri Lankan Sinhala long-distance runner {{surname}}
Category:Surnames of Portuguese origin Category:Sinhalese surnames of Portuguese origin