Piras Surname
Approximately 39,791 people bear this surname
Piras Surname User-submission:
Pira(s) means 'pear tree' or 'pear' in Sardinian, and it comes from the island of that language, Sardiania. It is one of the most diffused surnames there.
Piras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 35,934 | 1:1,702 | 87 |
| France | 1,392 | 1:47,717 | 6,154 |
| Argentina | 371 | 1:115,211 | 9,715 |
| Belgium | 261 | 1:44,048 | 7,185 |
| Germany | 252 | 1:319,466 | 32,068 |
| Brazil | 243 | 1:880,964 | 31,711 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| United States | 175 | 1:2,071,194 | 131,950 |
| Switzerland | 152 | 1:54,032 | 6,989 |
| Poland | 112 | 1:339,364 | 38,722 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Netherlands | 78 | 1:216,502 | 29,188 |
| Indonesia | 75 | 1:1,763,323 | 114,023 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Piras (826) may also be a first name.
Piras Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pira(s) means 'pear tree' or 'pear' in Sardinian, and it comes from the island of that language, Sardiania. It is one of the most diffused surnames there.
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Piras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Piras (Hindi: पि्रस, Marathi: िपरस, Oriya: ପିରାସ, Russian: Пирас) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Piras? popularity and diffusion
The last name Piras is the 14,008th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 183,146 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Piras live; 91 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent live in Italic Europe. Piras is also the 284,203rd most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 826 people.
The surname Piras is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 35,934 people, or 1 in 1,702. In Italy Piras is most common in: Sardinia, where 83 percent reside, Lazio, where 5 percent reside and Piedmont, where 4 percent reside. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.
Piras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Piras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piras surname grew 1,591 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Piras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Piras last name are 38.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.3% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Piras earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning €23,747 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.12% more than the national average, earning R 344,856 per year; in United States they earn 42.06% more than the national average, earning $61,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning $45,064 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Piras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Piras in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିରାସ | pirasa | - |
| Piras in the Marathi language | ||
| िपरस | iparasa | 61.84 |
| पीरस | pirasa | 26.32 |
| िपरास | iparasa | 5.26 |
| पीरास | pirasa | 1.32 |
| Piras in the Hindi language | ||
| पि्रस | pirasa | 58.33 |
| पिरस | pirasa | 25 |
| पिरास | pirasa | 8.33 |
| पीरस | pirasa | 8.33 |
| Piras in the Russian language | ||
| Пирас | piras | - |
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