Periyah Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Periyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Periyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Periyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Periyah is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Periyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Periyah? popularity and diffusion
Periyah is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Periyah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name Periyah is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia Periyah is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 45 percent reside, Malacca, where 45 percent reside and Selangor, where 9 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Periyah
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