Peeriah Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Peeriah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peeriah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Peeriah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peeriah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Peeriah is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peeriah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Peeriah live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Peeriah is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live.

Peeriah Last Name Statistics demography

Peeriah earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.2% less than the national average, earning R 165,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peeeria861/
Peoria7747/
Pieria771/
Peuria771/
Pierias7179/
Pietria711/
Pierria711/
Pierriea672/
Pierriat671/
Pierrieau6348/
Paoria6272/
Peorio626/
Poaria623/
Pierio622/
Pierea621/
Pohoria5724/
Pahiria575/
Pehorio573/
Pehario571/
Poeirio571/
Pijiria571/
Piherea571/
Piharia571/
Pierrio570/
Piereau570/
Pierreau5322/
Pietryas5311/
Peahorio531/
Pierriot531/
Pietryha531/
Pietryasz501/

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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 Peeriah
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