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 last name Peiró is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Peiro or Peirò. Click here to see other possible spellings of Peiró.
How Common Is The Last Name Peiró? popularity and diffusion
The surname Peiró is the 1,038,570th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Peiró occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Peiró reside; 93 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The surname Peiró is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 209,650. In Spain Peiró is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 43 percent live, Catalonia, where 30 percent live and Madrid, where 14 percent live. Apart from Spain this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Costa Rica, where 1 percent live.
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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