Peia Surname

236,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Peia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,4541:13,8091,777
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Péia (1) are calculated separately.

Peia (70) may also be a first name.

Peia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peia (Georgian: ფეია) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Péia. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Peia is the 236,849th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,296,902 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Peia reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Peia is also the 1,162,016th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 70 people.

This surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 1,454 people, or 1 in 13,809. In Romania it is mostly found in: Timiș County, where 19 percent are found, Caraș-Severin County, where 17 percent are found and Olt County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Romania Peia occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Peia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peia are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Peia earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péia921/
Pieia8920/
Peiah899/
Poeia896/
Peias894/
Peiha893/
Peița891/
Peeia891/
Peiat890/
Pei861,063,959/
Pea8622,657/
Peehia804/
Peggia801/
Pheiat801/
Pheiha801/
Peiach800/
Piya7520,803/
Peya758,073/
Peat757,228/
Puia753,989/
Peji752,923/
Pead751,426/
Peða751,405/
Peyi751,376/
Paia751,323/
Peiu751,179/
Peja751,014/
Peas751,003/
Peis75989/
Peea75830/
Poia75665/
Peić75659/
Peid75622/
Peha75592/
Pija75498/
Peap75436/
Phea75286/
Peah75225/
Peaz75165/
Phei75146/
Peța75107/
Peiß7588/
Peio7586/
Peua7566/
Peit7562/
Peiz7560/
Peij7554/
Peip7550/
Piea7545/
Hpea7534/
Peie7534/
Peih7529/
Peșa7529/
Peňa7525/
Peui7514/
Peič7514/
Peae7513/
Peii7510/
Pioa759/
Piia759/
Peaś756/
Bpei755/
Pyia753/
Pfei752/
Ppei752/
Pgea751/
Pe'a751/
Peiç751/
Ppea751/
Pfea751/
Vpea751/
Peach6718,146/
Piyas672,842/
Peash671,820/
Paias671,027/
Peyas67742/
Peios67386/
Peijs67355/
Peats67279/
Peist67259/
Piyah67253/
Pheea67199/
Peadh67189/
Peich67188/
Phiya67186/
Peipp67186/
Piyaz67174/
Pieja67160/
Pheha67138/
Peatt67115/
Pahia67108/
Pejaś67107/
Peiss67104/
Peyap6794/
Peggi6792/
Poias6783/
Paiha6774/
Peyis6769/
Pijah6766/
Paiau6758/
Peuha6756/
Piyad6747/
Paiah6741/
Pheap6738/
Paiap6733/
Peits6732/
Peisz6729/
Peiyo6729/
Peșea6728/
Peyau6728/
Piyap6727/
Peyah6726/
Peňas6726/
Peyad6725/
Peyha6724/
Puhia6723/
Puias6723/
Phija6721/
Pohia6720/
Phaia6720/
Pejah6720/
Pieya6718/
Peatz6717/
Peyat6715/
Peyid6715/
Pijja6714/
Pegie6714/
Pioya6714/
Pheja6713/
Pauia6713/
Ppiya6713/
Pheih6712/
Pheyi6711/
Pheji6710/
Peiez6710/
Phuia6710/
Pejie6710/
Pheah679/
Pioja678/
Peeya678/
Peňaz676/
Peyiç676/
Hpija675/
Puiat675/
Pahei675/
Peyyi674/
Pijya674/
Peius674/
Pheis674/
Peeii674/
Peyit673/
Peeji673/
Peast672/
Peeea672/
Peads672/
Peitt672/
Pouia672/
Pfeit672/
Peiot672/
Puiha672/
Piyat672/
Pheya672/
Pioia672/
Paiaz672/
Poaia672/
Poiad671/
Peasd671/
Peasz671/
Peeio671/
Peidt671/
Peish671/
Pheaz671/
Pheit671/
Peuah671/
Pfeis671/
Phioa671/
Peyie671/
Pejiš671/
Peuii671/
Hpaia671/
Paiat671/
Pa'ei671/
Paaia671/
Pețea671/
Peuhi671/
Peyaz671/
Peyiz671/
Peazs671/
Pehya671/
Peiho671/
Peihs671/
Peičs671/
Pejih671/
Peeie671/
Po'ea671/
Puuia671/
Peihu671/
Pieji671/
Pihya671/
Poiau671/
Poiaz671/
Pejad671/
Pe'ie671/
Peass670/
Pheas670/
Peadt670/

Peia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peia in the Georgian language
ფეიაpeia-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peia
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