Across the world, পেয়ারা (Pera 
, পেয়ারা) is a common largely male, but seldom feminine forename. The first name পেয়ারা is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is quite a common feminine name, Serbia, where it is quite a common mostly male, but seldom girly name, and Montenegro, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Croatia. Also, পেয়ারা is the last name as well as the forename.
পেয়ারা is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pera Popović , the character from novel Sugar loaf, Глава шећера; Pera Zdravković , the character from novel Milan Narandžić and Pera Berković , the character from novel Before dawn : a novel in two parts.