Peir Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Andorra

Peir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1691:454,33427,907
Spain751:623,36028,648
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Andorra11:83,8382,381
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Peir (308) may also be a first name.

Peir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peir (Russian: Пэир) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peir? popularity and diffusion

Peir is the 830,559th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Peir reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 501,377th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 308 people.

The surname Peir is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 454,334. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 27 percent are found, Fars Province, where 19 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Peir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 102 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peir last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

Peir earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,901 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peier891,160/
Peire89664/
Pejir893/
Pheir893/
Peiar893/
Peirt891/
Pfeir891/
Peird891/
Peiir891/
Peior890/
Pir8687,543/
Per866,598/
Peirre8079/
Peyire8014/
Pegier807/
Pfeier806/
Peireh801/
Peeior801/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Pire7510,718/
Perz756,259/
Petr755,528/
Pier755,150/
Pair754,588/
Pear753,117/
Pirh752,761/
Pert752,673/
Poer75960/
Perr75676/
Pher75420/
Pior75410/
Pehr75404/
Pirt75383/
Paer75363/
Phir75347/
Pyer75286/
Pitr75250/
Pirz75130/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Pirr75119/
Peyr7568/
Poir7536/
Pirp7529/
Puir7520/
Perd7516/
Pfir7515/
Pesr7514/
Puer7513/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Pisr753/
Pejr753/
Pper752/
Ppir751/
Pird751/
Perì751/
Bpir751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Peirova7313/
Peierre732/
Peehier731/
Peihert730/
Power67106,423/
Peart6717,327/
Pujer6713,433/
Payer677,848/
Peyre677,254/
Pauer673,727/
Pe'er673,079/
Poyer673,066/
Phair673,011/
Peyer672,986/
Pehar672,937/
Paire672,226/
Pajer672,050/
Perre672,049/
Poire671,978/
Paier671,875/
Pojer671,308/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Poier67867/
Peere67667/
Pájer67546/
Pijar67543/
Pawer67418/
Pirre67404/
Pejer67371/
Páger67296/
Payir67261/
Piyar67222/
Piorr67164/
Pijor67158/
Pijer67127/
Phear6791/
Pierr6782/
Pajir6779/
Pittr6778/
Poehr6777/
Pejar6772/
Perhe6771/
Pihrt6765/
Pujir6757/
Puyer6753/
Péger6753/
Paehr6752/
Pferr6749/
Piyer6747/
Phire6744/
Pfehr6744/
Pijir6741/
Pearr6738/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Paior6731/
Peerz6729/
Peure6727/
Peear6726/
Páyer6726/
Pferd6724/
Pheer6724/
Perzh6721/
Pearz6721/
Perrz6719/
Piear6718/
Päger6718/
Perrt6717/
Perhs6717/
Piyor6715/
Paiar6715/
Pehre6713/
Pirhs6711/
Pairt6710/
Paitr6710/
Pejor6710/
Pijór6710/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Paird676/
Peyar676/
Phier676/
Pouer675/
Ppaer675/
Pertt675/
Phirh675/
Phoer675/
Paihr674/
Perzz674/
Pfyer673/
Pejrr673/
Paair673/
Petrr673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Peetr673/
Peierová672/
Peerr672/
Petrì672/
Phirt672/
Peert671/
Pirtt671/
Pheur671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Puire671/
Perrd671/
Petrt671/
Pierh671/
Pitrz671/
Phior671/
Phyer671/
Paijr671/
Bpyer671/
Hpper671/
Vpeer671/
Peyor671/
Pairr671/
Peuer671/
Pyior671/
Petrz671/
Pfoer671/
Pijár671/
Piior671/
Pesrp671/
Pirhe671/
Pitrû671/
Poiar671/
Poerr671/
Ppoer671/
Bpuer671/
Phetr671/
Phitr671/
Puirp671/
Paerr671/
Peesr671/
Pehyr671/
Puier670/
Pfert670/
Phaer670/
Pherp670/
Phird670/
Phuer670/
Pfair670/
Pherd670/
Pfuer670/
Hpear670/

Peir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peir in the Russian language
Пэирpeir-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peir
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