Pia Surname
Approximately 22,686 people bear this surname
Pia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,979 | 1:20,333 | 2,520 |
| Bangladesh | 4,326 | 1:36,837 | 2,239 |
| Italy | 2,966 | 1:20,619 | 3,561 |
| Indonesia | 1,713 | 1:77,203 | 8,238 |
| United States | 1,279 | 1:283,392 | 26,370 |
| Brazil | 1,043 | 1:205,249 | 7,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 992 | 1:8,219 | 631 |
| Mexico | 831 | 1:149,370 | 4,624 |
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 |
| Spain | 471 | 1:99,261 | 8,141 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Dominican Republic | 362 | 1:28,820 | 1,731 |
| Argentina | 319 | 1:133,992 | 11,330 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| France | 229 | 1:290,056 | 44,463 |
| Thailand | 166 | 1:425,532 | 74,519 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Scotland | 130 | 1:41,183 | 3,837 |
| Germany | 103 | 1:781,606 | 57,825 |
| Romania | 89 | 1:225,594 | 21,877 |
| Malaysia | 81 | 1:364,126 | 19,261 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Ivory Coast | 72 | 1:320,434 | 11,797 |
| Afghanistan | 70 | 1:459,331 | 6,045 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Pakistan | 55 | 1:3,248,071 | 25,480 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Cuba | 47 | 1:245,164 | 4,793 |
| Lesotho | 46 | 1:44,186 | 7,268 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Guatemala | 45 | 1:357,393 | 4,827 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Ecuador | 21 | 1:757,421 | 12,901 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Andorra | 15 | 1:5,589 | 1,076 |
| Cambodia | 14 | 1:1,106,225 | 5,638 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Piá (15), Pía (12) & Pià (1) are calculated separately.
Pia (183,661) may also be a first name.
Pia Demographics
Average Pia Salary in
United States
$47,796 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pia (Arabic: بيَّا, Hindi: पीआ, Oriya: ପିଅ, Russian: Пиа) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Piá, Pía or Pià. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pia is the 23,858th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 321,235 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Pia are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pia is also the 5,721st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 183,661 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,979 people, or 1 in 20,333. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 19 percent live, Central Visayas, where 11 percent live and Davao Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 96 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.
Pia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pia surname increased 6,090 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Pia last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Pia last name are 3.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.4% being registered with the party.
The amount Pia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 48.78% less than the national average, earning €15,382 per year; in Peru they earn 39.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,740 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.77% less than the national average, earning $21,618,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $64,359 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pia in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିଅ | pi'a | 60 |
| ପିଆ | pi'a | 40 |
| Pia in the Hindi language | ||
| पीआ | pi'a | 40 |
| पिआ | pi'a | 20 |
| पिाा | piaa | 20 |
| पिा | pia | 20 |
| Pia in the Russian language | ||
| Пиа | pia | - |
| Pia in the Arabic language | ||
| بيَّا | byaa | - |
| بيّا | bya | - |
| بيا | bya | - |
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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 Pia
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