Piraján Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Piraján Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Pirajan (1,076) are calculated separately.
Piraján Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piraján Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Piraján is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pirajan. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Piraján? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Piraján are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Caribbean South America.
It is most common in Colombia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,777,407. Aside from Colombia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirajan | 95 | 1,076 | / |
| Pirajon | 86 | 126 | / |
| Pirazán | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pirajón | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pirajin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pirajean | 80 | 21 | / |
| Phirajan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pirajong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pirajand | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pirzajan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pirain | 77 | 90 | / |
| Pirayn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pirajhand | 75 | 14 | / |
| Phirajane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Paairajan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pirazan | 71 | 1,047 | / |
| Piracon | 71 | 628 | / |
| Piroyan | 71 | 270 | / |
| Piraine | 71 | 139 | / |
| Piracan | 71 | 131 | / |
| Piriyan | 71 | 119 | / |
| Pirason | 71 | 57 | / |
| Pirasan | 71 | 33 | / |
| Pairain | 71 | 13 | / |
| Pirayan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pirozan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Perajan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Perajon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pirijin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Piruyan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pirijan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pireyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pairojn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pireane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirajam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirazon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phirain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirojan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirouzan | 67 | 555 | / |
| Pierozan | 67 | 513 | / |
| Pirakhan | 67 | 462 | / |
| Pirooyan | 67 | 387 | / |
| Pierrain | 67 | 288 | / |
| Pierosan | 67 | 148 | / |
| Phirason | 67 | 120 | / |
| Pitriyan | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pirasant | 67 | 36 | / |
| Piriyang | 67 | 22 | / |
| Piroozan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pirachan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phirasan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Piraheen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pirhasan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peerajan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pihrason | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pirakhon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Perajina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ppiracan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ppiriyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pitrasan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitrayan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pairiyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pierason | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pairozan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pairayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirzaian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piriyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirahsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirrason | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phairojn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrajon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pairaung | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Piraján
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