Periya Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Periya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 210 | 1:3,652,692 | 102,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Periya (2,416) may also be a first name.
Periya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Periya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Periya (Hindi: पेरिया, Marathi: पेरीया, Russian: Перия) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Periya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 921,780th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Periya live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Periya is also the 150,878th most frequently held first name globally, held by 2,416 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 3,652,692. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 27 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found and Kerala, where 11 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Periya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Periya in the Hindi language | ||
| पेरिया | periya | 93.33 |
| पेरीया | periya | 3.33 |
| प्रिया | priya | 2.22 |
| पिरया | piraya | 1.11 |
| Periya in the Marathi language | ||
| पेरीया | periya | 64.39 |
| पेिरया | peiraya | 21.97 |
| पेरीय | periya | 8.33 |
| पेिरय | peiraya | 1.52 |
| Periya in the Russian language | ||
| Перия | peria | - |
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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 Periya
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