Pyasi Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Pyasi Surname User-submission:

Payasi or Pyasi are upper caste Brahmin. They are found in Upper and Madhya Pradesh region, India. They have special status in this region, because of their caste.

Pyasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8411:912,08739,477
Nepal381:749,4995,277
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Pyasi (568) may also be a first name.

Pyasi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Payasi or Pyasi are upper caste Brahmin. They are found in Upper and Madhya Pradesh region, India. They have special status in this region, because of their caste.

- i.gaurav.mishra

Pyasi Last Name Facts

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

Pyasi (Hindi: प्यासी, Marathi: यासी, Oriya: ପଯ୍ାସି) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pyasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Pyasi? popularity and diffusion

Pyasi is the 378,966th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. The last name Pyasi is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pyasi live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pyasi is also the 351,990th most common given name in the world, borne by 568 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 841 people, or 1 in 912,087. In India Pyasi is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 85 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyashi912/
Pyasih911/
Pyaasi911/
Piyasiy831/
Piasi80671/
Pyasa8065/
Pyagi8018/
Peasi8015/
Pyase808/
Pyaji802/
Pyazi802/
Pyasy801/
Pyaci801/
Phyasith772/
Payiasis772/
Payiassi771/
Puyyasit771/
Piassi731,119/
Pijasi7388/
Piasai7354/
Poyosi7320/
Payosi7317/
Piasih7315/
Peasai7313/
Piashi7310/
Piasit734/
Pyossi734/
Peassi732/
Pyadji732/
Pyatji731/
Peasui731/
Piasui731/
Pyaasa731/
Payiassis7114/
Phiasai67880/
Piatsih678/
Pujiasi678/
Piahsih674/
Piadsai671/
Piassio671/
Paiyagi671/

Pyasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pyasi in the Oriya language
ପଯ୍ାସିpayasi-
Pyasi in the Hindi language
प्यासीpyasi99.31
प्याशीpyasi0.23
पियासीpiyasi0.23
Pyasi in the Marathi language
यासीyasi86.67
पयासीpayasi13.33

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