Praya Surname
Approximately 982 people bear this surname
Praya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 789 | 1:167,616 | 16,262 |
| India | 111 | 1:6,910,499 | 153,869 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Praya (772) may also be a first name.
Praya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Praya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Praya (Hindi: प्रया, Marathi: रया, Oriya: ପୟା, Russian: Прая) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Praya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Praya is the 366,882nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,421,126 people. The surname Praya is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Praya reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Praya is also the 295,418th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 772 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 167,616. In Indonesia Praya is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 75 percent reside, Bali, where 9 percent reside and Central Java, where 7 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Praya is found in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Praya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Praya in the Marathi language | ||
| रया | raya | - |
| Praya in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रया | praya | 89.04 |
| प्राया | praya | 5.48 |
| प्रिया | priya | 4.11 |
| प्रज्ञा | prajna | 1.37 |
| Praya in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୟା | paya | 59.46 |
| ବିୁପୟା | biupaya | 13.51 |
| ପାୟା | paya | 8.11 |
| ପାୟ | paya | 8.11 |
| ବିୁପାୟା | biupaya | 5.41 |
| ପୟର | payara | 2.7 |
| ପୟ | paya | 2.7 |
| Praya in the Russian language | ||
| Прая | praa | - |
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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 Praya
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