Piraga Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Piraga Surname User-submission:
The Piraga surname comes from the word, which refers to a type of pastry, bun with meat, cabbage, or cottage cheese filling, a pie.
Piraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Pīrāga (5) are calculated separately.
Piraga (51) may also be a first name.
Piraga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Piraga surname comes from the word, which refers to a type of pastry, bun with meat, cabbage, or cottage cheese filling, a pie.
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Where Does The Last Name Piraga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Piraga (Hindi: पिरागा, Marathi: िपरगा, Oriya: ପିରାଗା, Russian: Пирага) occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pīrāga. For other potential spellings of Piraga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Piraga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Piraga is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Piraga are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Piraga is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 51 people.
The surname Piraga is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 30,148. In Latvia Piraga is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 53 percent reside, Semigallia, where 37 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Latvia Piraga occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Piraga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Piraga in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିରାଗା | piraga | - |
| Piraga in the Marathi language | ||
| िपरगा | iparaga | 90 |
| पीरगा | piraga | 10 |
| Piraga in the Hindi language | ||
| पिरागा | piraga | 81.82 |
| पीरागा | piraga | 18.18 |
| Piraga in the Russian language | ||
| Пирага | piraga | - |
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