Piripiri Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Piripiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piripiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Piripiri (54) may also be a first name.

Piripiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piripiri is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piripiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,064,392nd most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Piripiri reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phiripiri941/
Phiriphiri891/
Piripuri883/
Phairiphairit76238/
Puripuri7514/
Periperi7512/
Pirupuri754/
Periperio7120/
Perioperio6797/
Perisperis671/
Pierrepierre6011/
Periphery596/
Perepere5071/
Pirupiri501/

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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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  • 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 Piripiri
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