Pirakas Surname
Approximately 4,866 people bear this surname
Pirakas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,862 | 1:157,767 | 9,865 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Pirakas (69,145) may also be a first name.
Pirakas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pirakas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pirakas is most common in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pirakas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirakas? popularity and diffusion
Pirakas is the 97,521st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,497,646 people. The surname Pirakas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pirakas reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,012th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 69,145 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 4,862 people, or 1 in 157,767. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirakash | 93 | 18 | / |
| Ppirakas | 93 | 9 | / |
| Pirakkas | 93 | 3 | / |
| Pirakase | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pierakeas | 88 | 27 | / |
| Perakas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Pirokas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pirekas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Piracas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pierrakeas | 82 | 45 | / |
| Peirauskas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pierakos | 80 | 90 | / |
| Petrakas | 80 | 46 | / |
| Perakash | 80 | 20 | / |
| Pirokkas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Purakash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pjrakash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pairacas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perakkas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pierrakos | 75 | 319 | / |
| Petrakkas | 75 | 13 | / |
| Petrakaus | 75 | 6 | / |
| Petraukas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Perakos | 71 | 32 | / |
| Petrakhaus | 71 | 9 | / |
| Pirocas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrauckas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrokas | 67 | 225 | / |
| Perekasz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pereckas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Perekash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Perracas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peroukas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pieracos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petracas | 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 Pirakas
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis