Pirahan Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Pirahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Pirahan (26) may also be a first name.
Pirahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pirahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pirahan has its highest incidence in Iran. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirahan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pirahan is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Pirahan occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Pirahan live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 26 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran it is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 89 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pirahan
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