Piirala Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Piirala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piirala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland831:66,2257,481
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Piirala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piirala is most common in Finland. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piirala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Piirala is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Piirala reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 66,225. In Finland it is mostly found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 60 percent live, Uusimaa, where 11 percent live and Central Finland, where 7 percent live. Besides Finland it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Piirala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piirala last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Piirala earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,560 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piirola8625/
Pietrala80585/
Pierzala809/
Piétrala801/
Pierhala801/
Pietralla7599/
Pietrzala7538/
Paayirala758/
Pierola712,646/
Piérola7126/
Pierali719/
Pierela713/
Pièrola712/
Pieraly711/
Pieralli671,142/
Pietrola673/
Pierzała672/
Pierrola672/
Pierolla671/
Paaerala671/
Pierzale671/
Pieratli671/
Pierallo671/

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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 Piirala
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