Peiró Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2231:209,65014,218
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

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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Peiró Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peiró is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Peiro or Peirò. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peiró? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Peiró is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Peiró live; 93 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Peiró is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 209,650. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Valencian Community, where 43 percent reside, Catalonia, where 30 percent reside and Madrid, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Spain this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peiro939,139/
Peirò932/
Peró8937/
Piró8913/
Peira80427/
Pirót8058/
Peiru8040/
Pairó8021/
Peyró8019/
Pirró8011/
Perró802/
Peirú802/
Paeró801/
Perós801/
Piróth73257/
Peirot73143/
Peirah73141/
Peiroi73137/
Peirat7389/
Peirau7345/
Peiros7320/
Peiroy7315/
Peirus7313/
Peiera7311/
Peirro7311/
Peiroo7311/
Peirup7311/
Peiras737/
Pejira734/
Peiruz734/
Peitro734/
Peirão733/
Peirou732/
Payeró732/
Peiroz732/
Peirra732/
Peitra732/
Peiuro731/
Phirót731/
Peiroa731/
Pejiro731/
Peirad731/
Peirod731/
Peirui731/
Peitru731/
Peiaru731/
Pera6725,223/
Piro6716,353/
Pira6715,935/
Pero6715,542/
Peru679,410/
Peirast673,349/
Piru672,524/
Peirats67356/
Però6747/
Perú6725/
Peiroux6714/
Paró6713/
Peitras6711/
Péró6710/
Perù675/
Peirott673/
Pirá672/
Pirò672/
Páró672/
Perà671/
Perô671/
Peirach671/
Peiratt671/
Peitros671/
Peitrou671/
Pheiras671/
Petrócz671/
Pirú671/
Peittro670/

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