Pira Surname
Approximately 15,935 people bear this surname
Pira Surname User-submission:
Pira(s) means 'pear tree' or 'pear' in Sardinian, and it comes from the island of that language, Sardiania. It is one of the most diffused surnames there.
Pira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,993 | 1:256,286 | 14,805 |
| Pakistan | 2,486 | 1:71,860 | 2,604 |
| Colombia | 2,003 | 1:23,851 | 1,700 |
| Italy | 1,967 | 1:31,091 | 5,563 |
| Philippines | 896 | 1:112,989 | 19,538 |
| Albania | 642 | 1:4,539 | 852 |
| Kosovo | 625 | 1:2,979 | 498 |
| France | 508 | 1:130,753 | 19,988 |
| United States | 501 | 1:723,471 | 56,884 |
| Afghanistan | 403 | 1:79,785 | 2,281 |
| Indonesia | 306 | 1:432,187 | 36,229 |
| Guatemala | 277 | 1:58,060 | 2,387 |
| Argentina | 275 | 1:155,431 | 13,121 |
| Uganda | 243 | 1:160,655 | 13,924 |
| Belgium | 220 | 1:52,257 | 8,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 200 | 1:40,769 | 4,955 |
| Germany | 147 | 1:547,656 | 45,370 |
| Sweden | 137 | 1:71,874 | 5,413 |
| Poland | 107 | 1:355,222 | 39,815 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| Iran | 93 | 1:825,619 | 40,849 |
| Greece | 65 | 1:170,458 | 27,584 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Slovakia | 36 | 1:148,235 | 26,596 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Tanzania | 26 | 1:2,036,216 | 47,850 |
| Azerbaijan | 23 | 1:419,527 | 8,573 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Pirá (2), Pīra (2) & Pîră (37) are calculated separately.
Pira (21,408) may also be a first name.
Pira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pira(s) means 'pear tree' or 'pear' in Sardinian, and it comes from the island of that language, Sardiania. It is one of the most diffused surnames there.
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Average Male Pira Height
173.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pira (Bengali: পির, Georgian: ფირა, Hindi: पीरा, Marathi: पीरा, Oriya: ପିର, Russian: Пира) is most common in India. It may also appear as a variant: Pirá, Pīra or Pîră. For other potential spellings of Pira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,330th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 457,330 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Pira reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 19 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pira is also the 35,930th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 21,408 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 2,993 people, or 1 in 256,286. In India Pira is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 40 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent live and Colombia, where 13 percent live.
Pira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pira surname grew 3,579 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Pira surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Pira last name are 1.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.58% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.03% less than the national average, earning €18,611 per year; in Norway they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning 334,618 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $26,930,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.64% more than the national average, earning $60,432 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pira in the Bengali language | ||
| পির | pira | - |
| Pira in the Marathi language | ||
| पीरा | pira | 98.53 |
| पीर | pira | 0.49 |
| Pira in the Hindi language | ||
| पीरा | pira | 95.91 |
| पिरा | pira | 3.37 |
| पीरां | piram | 0.34 |
| पिड़ | pira | 0.17 |
| पिंटा | pinta | 0.03 |
| वीरा | vira | 0.03 |
| पिर | pira | 0.03 |
| Pira in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିର | pira | 60.78 |
| ପୀର | pira | 26.47 |
| ପିରା | pira | 9.31 |
| କ୍ଷୀର | ksira | 0.49 |
| ବୀର | bira | 0.49 |
| ପିେରା | piera | 0.49 |
| Pira in the Georgian language | ||
| ფირა | pira | 53.85 |
| პირა | pira | 46.15 |
| Pira in the Russian language | ||
| Пира | pira | - |
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