Paraiya Surname
Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname
Paraiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,287 | 1:596,010 | 28,820 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
Paraiya (38) may also be a first name.
Paraiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paraiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paraiya (Hindi: परइया) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paraiya is the 291,938th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. The surname Paraiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Paraiya are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 1,287 people, or 1 in 596,010. In India it is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 74 percent are found, Bihar, where 25 percent are found and West Bengal, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paraiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paraiya in the Hindi language | ||
| परइया | para'iya | 66.67 |
| परैया | paraiya | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paraiya
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