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Where Does The Last Name Pira Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pira (Bengali: পির, Georgian: ფირა, Hindi: पीरा, Marathi: पीरा, Oriya: ପିର, Russian: Пира) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pirá, Pīra or Pîră. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pira? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Pira is the 33,330^th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 457,330 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Pira are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 19 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 35,930^th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21,408 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,993 people, or 1 in 256,286. In India Pira is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 40 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 25 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 16 percent are found and Colombia, where 13 percent are found.

Pira Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pira has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pira last name increased 3,579 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pira Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pira surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Pira are 1.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.58% registered with the 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.