Piru Surname

170,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Piru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4581:526,10826,188
Papua New Guinea4461:18,2821,841
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pirú (1) are calculated separately.

Piru (22,729) may also be a first name.

Piru Last Name Facts

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

Piru (Bengali: পিরু, Georgian: პირუ, Hindi: पीरू, Marathi: पीरु, Oriya: ପିରୁ, Russian: Пиру) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Pirú. For other possible spellings of Piru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piru? popularity and diffusion

Piru is the 170,723rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,887,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Piru live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Piru is also the 34,319th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 22,729 people.

The surname Piru is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1,458 people, or 1 in 526,108. In India it is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 57 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent are found and Telangana, where 7 percent are found. Barring India Piru is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Piru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piru surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (57%) in Kenya.

Piru earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirú921/
Pirus89774/
Pirau89748/
Pirou89464/
Pairu8976/
Pireu8972/
Pirgu8965/
Pirui8942/
Peiru8940/
Phiru8938/
Pirut8930/
Pitru8924/
Piruh8924/
Piruz8923/
Pieru8916/
Pirru8913/
Pisru897/
Ppiru894/
Pirzu892/
Piruj891/
Pirup891/
Pirouz804,939/
Pierru801,589/
Piraux801,287/
Piraud801,057/
Piroux80811/
Piruch80478/
Pierau80422/
Pitrus80330/
Piroud80238/
Pitrou80227/
Pitrau80199/
Pirout80164/
Pierou80110/
Peirau8045/
Pairus8045/
Pirrus8038/
Pirush8037/
Pairut8028/
Piraut8028/
Pairou8017/
Poirou8017/
Peirus8013/
Pirouh8012/
Peirup8011/
Pairau809/
Paitru808/
Pirous808/
Phiruj807/
Pisrus806/
Pairuz804/
Peiruz804/
Peirou802/
Puirau801/
Pirruy801/
Pirujj801/
Pirrou801/
Pitruś801/
Piraus801/
Phirus801/
Peirui801/
Peitru801/
Peru759,410/
Puru751,611/
Péru7518/
Piró7513/
Pyru759/
Poiraud731,522/
Pairoux73613/
Poiroux73551/
Pierrou73534/
Pirault73414/
Phitrup73251/
Puiroux73208/
Pairaud73153/
Puireux7399/
Poiroud7397/
Piroutz7369/
Poirout7339/
Piroust7329/
Pirraud7325/
Pierreu7324/
Puiroud7321/
Peiroux7314/
Pitrush7310/
Phairut739/
Pierrau738/
Pitrous734/
Pairous733/
Pitruzz732/
Pairaux732/
Pierzou732/
Poirous731/
Phairuj731/
Pairush731/
Bpitrus731/
Peitrou731/
Pirreux731/
Pirroud731/
Pirrous731/
Pitraus731/
Pitruch731/
Pitruis731/
Poiraux731/
Phitrus731/
Phairau731/
Phairou731/
Pairouh731/
Pairuch731/
Pirrout730/
Pirouhs730/
Perou679,433/
Piroo673,669/
Petru672,463/
Purru671,081/
Perus67990/
Pairault67886/
Pereu67735/
Pyrus67720/
Poirault67604/
Pergu67471/
Perau67456/
Perut67340/
Perru67308/
Peeru67286/
Peiró67242/
Piroe67214/
Peuru67202/
Peruz67197/
Pyreu67108/
Purau67108/
Prehu6799/
Peyru6754/
Pärus6751/
Pesru6740/
Purui6737/
Perud6725/
Pairó6721/
Perup6720/
Pyruh6719/
Pérou6716/
Pearu6715/
Pheru6715/
Preou6715/
Payru6713/
Pérus6712/
Pirró6711/
Perui6710/
Pirrault6710/
Pirão679/
Piruyova678/
Păruș678/
Ppuru677/
Pairraud677/
Puuru675/
Paitraud675/
Pehru674/
Pîrșu674/
Pätru673/
Puruh672/
Pyrau672/
Peruy672/
Phuru672/
Peirú672/
Peruh672/
Peruj671/
Phiroush671/
Perux671/
Peruś671/
Pirroutz671/
Pirhoush671/
Poitroux671/
Pujru671/
Purhu671/
Pajru671/

Piru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piru in the Georgian language
პირუpiru-
Piru in the Oriya language
ପିରୁpiru89.71
ପୀରୁpiru6.72
ପିରୂpiru3.16
Piru in the Bengali language
পিরুpiru88.89
পীরুpiru11.11
Piru in the Hindi language
पीरूpiru69.96
पीरुpiru22.26
पिरूpiru6
पिरुpiru1.38
पिड़ुpiru0.16
पीरpira0.07
पीड़ुpiru0.07
वीरूviru0.02
पारूparu0.02
Piru in the Marathi language
पीरुpiru65.57
पीरूpiru31.15
Piru in the Russian language
Пируpiru-

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