Piah Surname

75,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Piah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4,6231:6,380810
Indonesia1,7241:76,7118,178
Liberia1151:38,3353,545
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Piah (17,226) may also be a first name.

Piah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piah has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,433rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,119,955 people. Piah is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Piah live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Piah is also the 42,145th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 17,226 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 4,623 people, or 1 in 6,380. In Malaysia Piah is mostly found in: Perak, where 23 percent are found, Selangor, where 19 percent are found and Pahang, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Piah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piah surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piash8911,298/
Piach8925/
Piaha8919/
Phiah8912/
Pieah895/
Ppiah892/
Piahy891/
Piaah891/
Pia8622,686/
Pujiah80403/
Paijah80352/
Pajiah80134/
Paiyah80107/
Pojiah8032/
Pihach8025/
Piahai8023/
Pagiah809/
Paiiah808/
Pijach802/
Pijash802/
Payiah801/
Piasch801/
Piahay801/
Piahou801/
Pegiah801/
Piahoo801/
Pias7511,185/
Piat757,343/
Piad752,247/
Piaz751,278/
Piay751,096/
Pioh75890/
Piha75825/
Piho75577/
Pija75498/
Piða75364/
Phia75238/
Peah75225/
Piap75103/
Piea7545/
Pița7539/
Piaa7527/
Piľa7519/
Piae7513/
Pioa759/
Pyah754/
Piãa752/
Piaś752/
Pjia751/
Piaú751/
Piňa751/
Pgia751/
Pjah751/
Piaj751/
Vpia751/
Paujiah732,260/
Pihahei73208/
Pihahey7339/
Paiyaah7318/
Phaijah731/
Paiyath731/
Piatt675,515/
Paija675,229/
Pioch674,046/
Pujia67936/
Poiya67691/
Paiya67544/
Pagia67527/
Pieau67203/
Piast67180/
Puiia67150/
Pegia67149/
Pioth67136/
Pijai6792/
Puiya6780/
Pogia6774/
Poyia6774/
Pijas6773/
Pihau6771/
Pijay6767/
Phaiyajh6765/
Piaai6761/
Pihei6741/
Pihay6741/
Paiea6740/
Pugia6739/
Pihos6739/
Payia6736/
Peiya6734/
Pijat6731/
Phiat6725/
Phija6721/
Pihas6720/
Pihat6718/
Phias6715/
Pijja6714/
Pihot6714/
Pajha6711/
Pihaz6711/
Pajia6710/
Pieho679/
Pheah679/
Piaie679/
Puija679/
Pihai677/
Pihać677/
Hpija675/
Puyia675/
Pihad674/
Pyash674/
Puiea674/
Pihou674/
Peija673/
Phiaj673/
Pihaj673/
Pijap673/
Pihho673/
Pijau672/
Piazz672/
Piads672/
Pi'ai672/
Piðas671/
Pyaha671/
Phaijhah671/
Pioht671/
Phioa671/
Piapp671/
Paiia671/
Piass671/
Paaia671/
Piaou671/
Piats671/
Piacz671/
Peiea671/
Piáth671/
Pyadh671/
Phioh671/
Phiho671/
Pijad671/
Piaaa671/
Piays671/

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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 Piah
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