Pirua Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pirua Surname User-submission:

The surname Pirua means 'honorable', 'manageable'.

Pirua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
India121:63,922,115578,870
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pirua (158) may also be a first name.

Pirua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pirua means 'honorable', 'manageable'.

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Pirua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirua (Hindi: पिरुआ, Oriya: ପିରୁଆ, Russian: Пируа) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Pirua live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pirua is also the 730,165th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 158 people.

Pirua is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 74,805. In Papua New Guinea Pirua is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 55 percent are found, East Sepik, where 19 percent are found and Bougainville, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piruat9143/
Pairua913/
Piruap911/
Pieyrua83266/
Perua801,292/
Pirva80723/
Purua8061/
Pirwa8031/
Pirba8018/
Piruo801/
Pirbay73170/
Phirwa7323/
Pirbai7320/
Pirbou7315/
Pirwas7310/
Pirbha738/
Perrua735/
Pirvaz733/
Puirva732/
Pairva732/
Pirwaß732/
Perzua731/
Pairwa731/
Peruha731/
Purrua731/
Pirvay731/
Puirba731/
Pherua731/
Pirvas730/
Pirbhai67588/
Pirvaiz678/
Pfirwai676/
Pirwass673/
Pirvash673/
Peruash672/
Poirewa671/
Pirbhay671/
Pierway671/
Petruea671/

Pirua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirua in the Oriya language
ପିରୁଆpiru'a95.65
ପିରିଆpiri'a4.35
Pirua in the Hindi language
पिरुआpiru'a70
पिरूआpiru'a25
पीरुआpiru'a5
Pirua in the Russian language
Пируаpirua-

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