Periah Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Periah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Periah (54) may also be a first name.
Periah Demographics
Average Periah Salary in
South Africa
R 338,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Periah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Periah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Periah is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Periah? popularity and diffusion
Periah is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Periah are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 54 people.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 62 percent reside and Gauteng, where 38 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Periah Last Name Statistics demography
Periah earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.42% more than the national average, earning R 338,436 per year.
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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 Periah
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