Persia

Persia Meaning & Origin

About Persia
The surname Persia is derived from the ancient region of Persis, which was located in what is now modern-day Iran. It is an ethnic name for someone of Persian descent or someone who lived in or had connections to Persia. The name Persia is ultimately derived from the Old Persian word "Pārsa," which referred to the Persis region and its people.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Persia is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Persia: 221
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 84,748
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Persia based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Persia is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0620
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P ER1 ZH AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˈpərʒə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRS', 'PRX')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Persia in Braille

Here's how to represent Persia in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Persia in braille

How to sign the name Persia using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Persia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Persia in sign language

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