Piras Surname

14,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy35,9341:1,70287
France1,3921:47,7176,154
Argentina3711:115,2119,715
Belgium2611:44,0487,185
Germany2521:319,46632,068
Brazil2431:880,96431,711
England1831:304,47023,072
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Switzerland1521:54,0326,989
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Spain841:556,57226,793
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
India721:10,653,686201,049
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Australia421:642,75544,739
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Austria221:387,06540,442
Chile211:838,88017,964
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Greece151:738,65380,079
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Panama61:652,04310,051
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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.

- niccolo.piras

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieras91469/
Pitras91373/
Pioras91122/
Puiras9171/
Pirzas9160/
Poiras9118/
Pirase9111/
Pairas919/
Peiras917/
Pirhas915/
Pirast913/
Pirras912/
Phiras911/
Pireas911/
Piraus911/
Pira8915,935/
Poitras8310,963/
Peirast833,349/
Peirats83356/
Piraish83102/
Pitrasz8382/
Phairas8359/
Peitras8311/
Pierras8310/
Pitrass836/
Paitras835/
Pirrash834/
Pittras832/
Pheiras831/
Pitraus831/
Pitrash830/
Puitras830/
Pitra8020,390/
Paira8010,297/
Piera805,581/
Peras804,659/
Piros802,593/
Puras801,745/
Pirra801,707/
Pirat801,453/
Pirza801,251/
Pirau80748/
Pirad80657/
Piray80548/
Phira80507/
Pirai80457/
Peira80427/
Piraz80329/
Piraj80314/
Pirah80282/
Pirga80255/
Piora80209/
Pirea80157/
Pyras80102/
Pisra8093/
Poira8084/
Pirha8039/
Puira8026/
Pfira8020/
Piraa8018/
Piroa8010/
Pihra809/
Ppira808/
Piraí806/
Pirap803/
Pirac803/
Pirax802/
Hpira801/
Pijra801/
Piréa801/
Péras801/
Pêras801/
Pitrasch7745/
Poitrast7728/
Pirasová7714/
Pirasova775/
Poitrais774/
Phirahas773/
Peiraish772/
Pierasch771/
Petras739,354/
Perras734,844/
Pairat731,628/
Piraux731,287/
Piraud731,057/
Poitra731,026/
Pairay73851/
Poiray73840/
Peyras73699/
Pitros73662/
Peirai73458/
Pierra73453/
Pierau73422/
Pieros73421/
Perais73241/
Pairah73229/
Pfaira73220/
Pitrat73214/
Paitra73214/
Pireau73210/
Phirat73206/
Pitrau73199/
Poirat73160/
Peraus73144/
Peirah73141/
Pirois73139/
Pairoa73120/
Pyrgas73112/
Piraha73103/
Pirahy7390/
Peirat7389/
Pairha7381/
Purash7375/
Pioraş7374/
Pergas7364/
Paaira7362/
Phirad7361/
Piroha7359/
Pirosz7357/
Piraat7354/
Pyrasz7351/
Peirau7345/
Pioray7337/
Pirzai7336/
Pfirai7333/
Phiray7332/
Phiraj7330/
Perash7330/
Pierza7330/
Pirrat7330/
Pittra7328/
Piraut7328/
Payras7326/
Purras7322/
Peiros7320/
Pereas7320/
Pieraz7318/
Ppiros7315/
Piradt7315/
Pärast7315/
Perasz7314/
Pirach7313/
Puiray7312/
Pieray7312/
Puuras7312/
Pueras7311/
Pairos7311/
Pirgai7311/
Pirzah7310/
Piratt739/
Pirapp739/
Pairau739/
Pyrhas739/
Pyrats738/
Pirous738/
Piroos738/
Piross738/
Piraaj737/
Pithra737/
Phirai737/
Pirosh737/
Pheras737/
Phitra737/
Pisros737/
Poyras736/
Pirhad736/
Pyrzas735/
Pajras735/
Puiros735/
Poirac734/
Piraiy734/
Poiraz734/
Pireis734/
Pieyra734/
Pairai734/
Pirace733/
Phaira733/
Pairaj733/
Pirros733/
Pirzay733/
Poirea733/
Pairap733/
Poirah733/
Puraus732/
Peitra732/
Pitray732/
Peirra732/
Pétras732/
Pioros732/
Pirhac732/
Pitraš732/
Pieraj732/
Perase732/
Piorra732/
Pierah732/
Pairra731/
Peeras731/
Peiroa731/
Puirau731/
Prehas731/
Perzas731/
Perats731/
Pierea731/
Piraij731/
Pirose731/
Pirray731/
Pitrai731/
Pitrea731/
Peirea731/
Peirac731/
Pairea731/
Hpirat731/
Pairad731/
Pearas731/
Peiray731/
Perast731/
Perhas731/
Piroys731/
Pirzaa731/
Pirgos731/
Pirhač731/
Pirioa731/
Pitrad731/
Piraah731/
Piraai731/
Piradh731/
Pioraș731/
Piraip731/
Piratp731/
Poirra731/
Pérais731/
Puraas731/
Pirraa731/
Pirrah731/
Pierai731/
Pirhai731/
Piratz731/
Peraas731/
Perass731/
Peirad731/
Phuras730/
Purais730/
Pera6725,223/
Piro6716,353/
Petrash675,557/
Pyra672,915/
Phairat672,123/
Poiraud671,522/
Poireau67621/
Pirault67414/
Petrass67227/
Pireaux67220/
Pierros67208/
Pairaud67153/
Poitrat67146/
Phitrat67119/
Petrasz67109/
Perrais67106/
Petreas67106/
Phiraai6789/
Pêra6779/
Pearase6776/
Paireau6758/
Pitrois6757/
Pairoys6757/
Perreas6752/
Pyrasch6741/
Puhiera6740/
Phieros6730/
Petraus6729/
Piroust6729/
Pirraud6725/
Pheiray6724/
Pära6723/
Piraice6722/
Pitreau6719/
Pirosch6719/
Pairgah6718/
Phairah6718/
Pergass6717/
Pethras6716/
Piró6713/
Pierosh6712/
Péra6712/
Phairos6712/
Piroysh6712/
Piroish6711/
Perhats679/
Pireaud679/
Perhase678/
Perrass678/
Pierrau678/
Perasse677/
Pitross676/
Pergash676/
Peuraus676/
Pitroos676/
Peyrats676/
Piraaja675/
Phireaj675/
Pitrach675/
Pytrash675/
Pirache674/
Petrahs674/
Phitrap674/
Pergaus674/
Pitrous674/
Phuirat674/
Pergaas674/
Pairach674/
Piroosh673/
Pairous673/
Poittra672/
Pearash672/
Pirá672/
Puerras672/
Pīra672/
Pirò672/
Pairaux672/
Pierraz672/
Pairose672/
Pitrose672/
Pairojs672/
Phairoa672/
Poirous671/
Poitros671/
Peetras671/
Peiratt671/
Peitros671/
Poytras671/
Pfairai671/
Petrase671/
Perausd671/
Perhash671/
Pierois671/
Pireauz671/
Pirouse671/
Pitraad671/
Phirros671/
Paithra671/
Phoirad671/
Petrais671/
Piereis671/
Pierosz671/
Pirrous671/
Pirhosh671/
Pitrosz671/
Poiraux671/
Poitrad671/
Poitray671/
Pèra671/
Peirach671/
Phiorah671/
Phirose671/
Pirahhh671/
Phurays671/
Pyrahys671/
Phairai671/
Phairau671/
Phairay671/
Poirach671/
Paihrai671/
Pairrat671/
Paitrat671/
Pirratt670/
Pairrah670/
Pereass670/
Pirouhs670/

Piras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piras in the Oriya language
ପିରାସpirasa-
Piras in the Marathi language
िपरसiparasa61.84
पीरसpirasa26.32
िपरासiparasa5.26
पीरासpirasa1.32
Piras in the Hindi language
पि्रसpirasa58.33
पिरसpirasa25
पिरासpirasa8.33
पीरसpirasa8.33
Piras in the Russian language
Пирасpiras-

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