Pirajan Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Pirajan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirajan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,0181:46,9292,443
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
India161:47,941,586492,263
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Piraján (11) are calculated separately.

Pirajan (100) may also be a first name.

Pirajan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirajan (Bengali: পিরজন, Hindi: पीरजान, Marathi: पीराजान, Oriya: ପିରାଜନ) is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Piraján. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirajan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 341,330th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. Pirajan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Pirajan are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 946,056th most frequent given name globally, held by 100 people.

It is most frequent in Colombia, where it is held by 1,018 people, or 1 in 46,929. In Colombia Pirajan is most common in: Capital District, where 77 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 9 percent live and Boyacá Department, where 9 percent live. Besides Colombia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Pirajan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pirajan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 24.08% more than the national average, earning $28,168,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pirajan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirajan in the Bengali language
পিরজনpirajana-
Pirajan in the Marathi language
पीराजानpirajana-
Pirajan in the Hindi language
पीरजानpirajana50
पिराजनpirajana50
Pirajan in the Oriya language
ପିରାଜନpirajana50
ପିରଜନpirajana50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pirajan
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