Piraniya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Piraniya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piraniya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Piraniya (182) may also be a first name.

Piraniya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piraniya (Hindi: पिरनिया, Marathi: पीरणीया, Russian: Пирания) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piraniya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Piraniya occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Piraniya live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 182 people.

Piraniya is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Piraniya is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 67 percent are found and Udmurt Republic, where 33 percent are found. Besides Russia Piraniya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Iran, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Piraniya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piraniya in the Marathi language
पीरणीयाpiraniya-
Piraniya in the Hindi language
पिरनियाpiraniya96.55
पीरनियाpiraniya1.72
पीरानियाpiraniya0.86
पिरानियाpiraniya0.86
Piraniya in the Russian language
Пиранияpirania-

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