Peranha Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iran

Peranha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peranha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Peranha Last Name Facts

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

Peranha is found most in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peranha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Peranha reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Mato Grosso, where 50 percent live and Rio Grande do Norte, where 50 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perranha931/
Perania86298/
Piranha86260/
Peragna8618/
Peranho863/
Peranya861/
Petrania8026/
Petranja8011/
Piranhah8010/
Pirannha801/
Peraña77114/
Peranijah752/
Peranio71309/
Piranya7155/
Peronho7124/
Pirania7112/
Pironha717/
Peranjo715/
Peraneo711/
Piranho711/
Piranjat6720/
Petranio671/

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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
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  • 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 Peranha
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