Peoria Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Peoria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peoria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Peoria (17) may also be a first name.

Peoria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peoria is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peoria? popularity and diffusion

Peoria is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Peoria occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peoria live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

Peoria is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Peoria is mostly found in: Illinois, where 43 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and South Carolina, where 11 percent are found.

Peoria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peoria has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peoria last name grew 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peoria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peoria last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Peoria earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.78% more than the national average, earning $70,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearia83129/
Peorio836/
Pyoria831/
Peeriah7711/
Pehorio773/
Peariah771/
Peeeria771/
Peahorio711/
Pearja6719/
Piuria676/
Pyaria673/
Piaria671/
Peario670/
Pearea670/
Pehario621/
Piharia621/
Pyarija621/
Pijarias571/
Pyurya501/
Piarya501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peoria
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