Periyar Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Periyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Periyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India751:10,227,538196,136
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Periyar (100) may also be a first name.

Periyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Periyar (Arabic: بريار, Marathi: पेरीयार) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Periyar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Periyar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Periyar is the 2,136,387th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Periyar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Periyar is also the 946,056th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 100 people.

Periyar is most numerous in India, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 10,227,538. In India Periyar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 49 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and West Bengal, where 8 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perhiyar9326/
Pariyar8694,263/
Piriyar8632/
Pereiar869/
Poriyar864/
Pereyar863/
Pyriyar861/
Parhiyar80438/
Parihyar8037/
Pahriyar8013/
Pariyarh801/
Piriyard801/
Perheyar801/
Perhayar801/
Pairiyar801/
Phariyar801/
Parriyar801/
Perier774,587/
Peryer77533/
Pereir77264/
Perair7712/
Pereyr771/
Peraer771/
Perear770/
Parrhiyar751/
Pharhiyar751/
Perrier7134,593/
Peeraer71757/
Peraire71505/
Pereire71312/
Perauer71225/
Parayar71186/
Pirayar71145/
Perryer71126/
Pereyre7162/
Pareyar7122/
Pariyer7115/
Perayre7114/
Perrear717/
Pereirz717/
Pereyir716/
Perreir715/
Pereyrh714/
Perayir713/
Peyrier713/
Peirier712/
Pereird712/
Peroyer712/
Paryyar712/
Pereirh711/
Paruyar711/
Peraurt711/
Perhayr711/
Perraur711/
Perraer711/
Perhair711/
Peerear711/
Pariyor711/
Pereyer711/
Pergear710/
Perreard67586/
Parhayar6732/
Perréard6727/
Parheyar6713/
Perreire679/
Pairayar676/
Pareeyar674/
Pharayar673/
Perraurt673/
Peyreire671/
Peyreyre671/
Petrauer671/
Bpariyer671/
Pesroier671/
Pherajar671/
Peroiord671/
Perruyer671/
Pirooyar671/
Peirrier670/
Perogier670/
Porreiar670/
Perrijer670/

Periyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Periyar in the Marathi language
पेरीयारperiyara46.15
पेिरयारpeirayara41.03
पेरीयरperiyara7.69
पिरयारpirayara5.13
Periyar in the Arabic language
بريارbryar-

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