Peiró Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Peiró Surname User-submission:
The surname Peiró comes from the Latin name Petrus, which means 'stone'. The name Peire is an ancient variant of the Latin name Petrus, that was used in Catalonia and Languedoc, from which the hypocoristic form Peiró is derived.
Peiró Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 223 | 1:209,650 | 14,218 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Peiro (9,139) & Peirò (2) are calculated separately.
Peiró Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Peiró comes from the Latin name Petrus, which means 'stone'. The name Peire is an ancient variant of the Latin name Petrus, that was used in Catalonia and Languedoc, from which the hypocoristic form Peiró is derived.
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Where Does The Last Name Peiró Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peiró is found most frequently in Spain. It can appear as: Peiro or Peirò. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Peiró? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,038,570th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Peiró live; 93 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 209,650. In Spain it is most numerous in: Valencian Community, where 43 percent are found, Catalonia, where 30 percent are found and Madrid, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Spain this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peiro | 93 | 9,139 | / |
| Peirò | 93 | 2 | / |
| Peró | 89 | 37 | / |
| Piró | 89 | 13 | / |
| Peira | 80 | 427 | / |
| Pirót | 80 | 58 | / |
| Peiru | 80 | 40 | / |
| Pairó | 80 | 21 | / |
| Peyró | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pirró | 80 | 11 | / |
| Perró | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peirú | 80 | 2 | / |
| Paeró | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perós | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piróth | 73 | 257 | / |
| Peirot | 73 | 143 | / |
| Peirah | 73 | 141 | / |
| Peiroi | 73 | 137 | / |
| Peirat | 73 | 89 | / |
| Peirau | 73 | 45 | / |
| Peiros | 73 | 20 | / |
| Peiroy | 73 | 15 | / |
| Peirus | 73 | 13 | / |
| Peiera | 73 | 11 | / |
| Peirro | 73 | 11 | / |
| Peiroo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Peirup | 73 | 11 | / |
| Peiras | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pejira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peiruz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peitro | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peirão | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peirou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Payeró | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peiroz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peirra | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peitra | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peiuro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phirót | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peiroa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pejiro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peirad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peirod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peirui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peitru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peiaru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pera | 67 | 25,223 | / |
| Piro | 67 | 16,353 | / |
| Pira | 67 | 15,935 | / |
| Pero | 67 | 15,542 | / |
| Peru | 67 | 9,410 | / |
| Peirast | 67 | 3,349 | / |
| Piru | 67 | 2,524 | / |
| Peirats | 67 | 356 | / |
| Però | 67 | 47 | / |
| Perú | 67 | 25 | / |
| Peiroux | 67 | 14 | / |
| Paró | 67 | 13 | / |
| Peitras | 67 | 11 | / |
| Péró | 67 | 10 | / |
| Perù | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peirott | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pirá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pirò | 67 | 2 | / |
| Páró | 67 | 2 | / |
| Perà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peirach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peiratt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peitros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peitrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheiras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrócz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirú | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peittro | 67 | 0 | / |
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