Praia Surname

36,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Praia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola11,2401:2,401402
Brazil2,2571:94,8493,575
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Portugal2831:36,8142,219
France211:3,162,987209,042
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Praia (91) may also be a first name.

Praia Last Name Facts

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

Praia (Arabic: برايا, Hindi: प्राया) occurs more in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Praia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,905th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 509,975 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Praia live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 91 people.

The surname Praia is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is held by 11,240 people, or 1 in 2,401. Beside Angola this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Praia Last Name Statistics demography

Praia earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.13% less than the national average, earning R 185,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praias917/
Prahia913/
Praiah911/
Prația911/
Prai891,224/
Praa89108/
Praiash8324/
Praja8039,156/
Proia803,002/
Prais801,235/
Praya80982/
Praiz80335/
Prait80114/
Praay80105/
Praid8094/
Prața8043/
Praai8036/
Praji8023/
Phrai8021/
Pryia8020/
Praiy8014/
Praio8012/
Prayi8011/
Priia808/
Praij804/
Prgai804/
Praie802/
Praaj801/
Preia801/
P'Raa801/
Praiu801/
Praiß801/
Praié801/
Pra7515,297/
Pri75981/
Prayad73625/
Prayat73515/
Prayit73356/
Praiss73151/
Proias73150/
Prayas7354/
Prayaz7314/
Prahiy7313/
Prajio7310/
Praisz738/
Praist737/
Praitt735/
Prohia734/
Prahay733/
Prayap732/
Prayid732/
Prajah732/
Prajau732/
Prayah732/
Praitz732/
Preias732/
Prawie732/
Prahya731/
Praaja731/
Praaju731/
Preyaa731/
Praich731/
Praits731/
Phraya731/
Priias731/
Proiat731/
Praiyo731/
Praawe731/
Praaye731/
Praiez731/
Pray675,532/
Priy675,334/
Proa673,683/
Prit673,020/
Prio672,267/
Priz671,898/
Pris671,095/
Prie67847/
Phri67461/
Prip67420/
Prea67256/
Praj67209/
Prei67200/
Prau67186/
Phra67159/
Prii67125/
Prajith67102/
Proi6787/
Phraiut6786/
Prohias6761/
Prajaya6745/
Prahaya6745/
Priß6741/
Prae6733/
Prôa6731/
Prra6729/
Prhi6720/
Ppri6718/
Bpra6717/
Prahayu6716/
Prij6716/
Përi6715/
Prih6713/
Préa6712/
Prui6710/
Prayash677/
Prha676/
Prid675/
Prahyat674/
Prajitt674/
Prza673/
Pryi673/
Prri672/
Pruiatt672/
Prahies672/
Prrayad671/
Bpri671/
Priň671/
Priš671/
Prayaud671/
Prajaux671/
Prajova671/
Prahyad671/
Ppra671/
Prgi671/
Pfra671/
Pfri671/
Przi671/
P'Ra671/
Hpra671/

Praia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praia in the Hindi language
प्रायाpraya-
Praia in the Arabic language
براياbraya-

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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 Praia
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