Pirja Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Pirja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 329 | 1:8,857 | 1,680 |
| Romania | 55 | 1:365,052 | 30,933 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Pîrja (67) are calculated separately.
Pirja (148) may also be a first name.
Pirja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pirja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pirja (Hindi: पीरजा) occurs most in Albania. It may occur as a variant: Pîrja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pirja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 652,085th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Pirja reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Pirja is also the 757,758th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 148 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 8,857. In Albania it is most frequent in: Berat County, where 93 percent reside, Tirana County, where 3 percent reside and Fier County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Albania Pirja is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 12 percent reside and Greece, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pirja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pirja in the Hindi language | ||
| पीरजा | piraja | 50 |
| पिरजा | piraja | 50 |
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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 Pirja
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