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 last name Paraiya (Hindi: परइया) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paraiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Paraiya is the 291,938th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. It is mostly found 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 frequent given name world-wide, held by 38 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,287 people, or 1 in 596,010. In India Paraiya is primarily found in: Jharkhand, where 74 percent reside, Bihar, where 25 percent reside and West Bengal, where 1 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
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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