Piranha Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Piranha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piranha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2221:964,29934,285
Iran381:2,020,59371,790

Piranha (19) may also be a first name.

Piranha Last Name Facts

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

Piranha has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piranha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piranha is the 988,329th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname Piranha occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Piranha live; 85 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America. Piranha is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

Piranha is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 964,299. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 27 percent are found, Pará, where 25 percent are found and Amazonas, where 12 percent are found. Beside Brazil it exists in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piranhah9310/
Pirannha931/
Piranya8655/
Pirania8612/
Pironha867/
Peranha863/
Piranho861/
Piranjat8020/
Perranha801/
Piraña776/
Perania71298/
Piranio71295/
Piraneo71218/
Piranjo7121/
Peragna7118/
Peranho713/
Piranéo711/
Piranyo711/
Peranya711/
Petrania6726/
Petranja6711/

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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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  • 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 Piranha
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