Piranya Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Piranya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piranya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Piranya (193) may also be a first name.

Piranya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piranya (Hindi: पि्रंया, Marathi: िपरंया, Russian: Пиранья) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Piranya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piranya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Piranya reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Piranya is also the 653,740th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 193 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 4,238,913. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 32 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 15 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live. Not including Russia Piranya is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent live and Belarus, where 9 percent live.

Piranya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piranya surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piranha86260/
Pirania8612/
Pironya861/
Piranyo861/
Peranya861/
Piranjat8020/
Piranhah8010/
Pirannha801/
Piraña776/
Perania71298/
Piranio71295/
Piraneo71218/
Piranjo7121/
Peragna7118/
Peranha713/
Piranéo711/
Piranho711/
Petrania6726/
Petranja6711/
Perranha671/

Piranya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piranya in the Marathi language
िपरंयाiparanya-
Piranya in the Hindi language
पि्रंयाpiranya75
पिरन्याpiran'ya25
Piranya in the Russian language
Пираньяpirana-

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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 Piranya
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