Piirainen Surname

144,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Piirainen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piirainen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,7771:1,979305
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Norway121:428,52437,411
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Piirainen Last Name Facts

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

Piirainen occurs most in Finland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piirainen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,642nd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,373,020 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Piirainen are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 2,777 people, or 1 in 1,979. In Finland Piirainen is most numerous in: Kainuu, where 29 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 22 percent reside and Northern Savonia, where 8 percent reside. Beside Finland this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Piirainen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piirainen last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Piirainen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning 303,846 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $56,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piirinen9430/
Piiranen945/
Pirainen942/
Piiroinen892,018/
Piireinen892/
Piiraynen891/
Pirinen884,195/
Piranen8814/
Piironen821,827/
Piraynen8246/
Biiranen823/
Parainen821/
Piranena821/
Piirhonen784/
Periainen784/
Pirainina782/
Pairyanen782/
Pariainen781/
Puranen752,498/
Poranen75224/
Biranen7552/
Pironen7536/
Brainen7516/
Pranena7510/
Piranan7510/
Praneen759/
Peranen754/
Piranin753/
Paranen753/
Piranun753/
Perinen751/
Piernen751/
Pirinan751/
Prineen751/
Prainin751/
Piranon751/
Pranine750/
Prannen750/
Parawineen741/
Pirhonen711,937/
Perianen71395/
Piranian71334/
Parianen71216/
Peuranen71155/
Pirinian71113/
Peräinen7178/
Pareanen7176/
Piranyan7128/
Pirinyan7119/
Pranienė7119/
Paroinen7113/
Birineni7110/
Pereanen717/
Pirinani717/
Paraneni716/
Porineni715/
Perineni714/
Purineni713/
Praniene712/
Praianan712/
Piranina711/
Praneena711/
Pieranun711/
Piranain711/
Piryanin711/
Biranene711/
Paranean711/
Paranena711/
Pironena711/
Pirinini711/
Piranein711/
Prnen711/
Praianun711/
Prineyan710/
Peranean710/
Purinhen710/
Brainnen710/
Bayiraineni701/
Prenen67379/
Pranin67330/
Branen67228/
Pronen67184/
Brinen6795/
Pranan6795/
Bairineni6780/
Prinin6756/
Biranenwa6748/
Parnen6742/
Prawinwan6740/
Pranon6731/
Piraniyan6727/
Prinan6721/
Periaynen6720/
Pirnon6720/
Prönen6715/
Periäinen6713/
Parrianen6712/
Piriyanon6711/
Pirianian676/
Pernen676/
Pornen675/
Parryanen675/
Pereannen675/
Prnnen674/
Bairaneni674/
Prinon674/
Prawinnan674/
Piranoneh672/
Piriyanun672/
Periannen672/
Pranyn672/
Piriyanan672/
Payarinen671/
Puraninee671/
Pirayanan671/
Parayinan671/
Byirineni671/
Birnen671/
Perrianen671/
Pirhanhan671/
Pirananeh671/
Piranhian671/
Puranienė671/
Birhanena671/
Pranniann671/
Pranun671/
Prawinyan671/
Pirrinann670/
Prunen670/
Prinun670/
Pirnan670/

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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 Piirainen
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