Piaka Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Piaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1241:65,7568,577
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Congo111:453,55410,703
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Piaka (27) may also be a first name.

Piaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piaka (Russian: Пиака) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Piaka is the 953,750th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Piaka reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 27 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 65,756. In Papua New Guinea Piaka is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 65 percent are found, Morobe, where 10 percent are found and West New Britain, where 8 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piatka91344/
Pfiaka9121/
Piacka9110/
Piakai917/
Phiaka911/
Piakah911/
Pijaka911/
Piakay911/
Piakaha8382/
Piagkas8326/
Paiyaka8323/
Piaskay831/
Piakash831/
Piakhai831/
Phiakoa831/
Pioka80377/
Piaca80161/
Pyaka8063/
Piako8050/
Piake8036/
Piaki8011/
Pjaka805/
Paaiyaka773/
Piatko73547/
Pijaca73171/
Piasko7389/
Phioka7362/
Piatke7357/
Piatkó7347/
Pyakai7336/
Piakou7334/
Piasky7333/
Piaker7329/
Piacko7320/
Pjaaka7319/
Piakeu7317/
Pyakea7315/
Payoka7313/
Piacca739/
Piaske739/
Piakot735/
Peakaa735/
Piasca733/
Pyakau732/
Pyakha732/
Piakep731/
Piakui731/
Pijako731/
Piaket731/
Piakoo731/
Pijacki67230/
Pihakis6777/
Phiakeo6756/
Piagkos6754/
Piagkou6745/
Peňaška6715/
Piashko675/
Piascki675/
Piaszkó674/
Pijaski672/
Pihocka672/
Pihakeu672/
Piatkes671/
Pijoska671/
Piaquad671/
Payokka671/
Payokha671/
Pihotka671/
Phiakot671/

Piaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piaka in the Russian language
Пиакаpiaka-

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Footnotes

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