Peso Surname
Approximately 3,883 people bear this surname
Peso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 969 | 1:48,248 | 4,545 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| Israel | 467 | 1:18,325 | 2,728 |
| Chile | 177 | 1:99,528 | 3,746 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 159 | 1:51,281 | 6,448 |
| Brazil | 147 | 1:1,456,288 | 48,949 |
| Ecuador | 138 | 1:115,260 | 6,497 |
| Philippines | 137 | 1:738,965 | 73,424 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Peru | 81 | 1:392,397 | 12,711 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 1:2,552,056 | 22,156 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Turkey | 20 | 1:3,891,071 | 97,520 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Pešo (252), Pêso (2) & Pésó (9) are calculated separately.
Peso (880) may also be a first name.
Peso Demographics
Average Peso Salary in
United States
$49,294 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Peso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Peso (Hindi: पेसो, Marathi: पेसो) occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Pešo, Pêso or Pésó. Click here for other possible spellings of Peso.
How Common Is The Last Name Peso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 118,408th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,876,782 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 30 percent of Peso are found; 27 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Peso is also the 274,086th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 880 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 969 people, or 1 in 48,248. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 31 percent are found, Madrid, where 17 percent are found and La Rioja, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Spain this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Israel, where 12 percent are found.
Peso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peso last name expanded 1,283 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Peso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Peso are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Peso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,739 per year; in United States they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $49,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $52,110 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Peso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peso in the Hindi language | ||
| पेसो | peso | - |
| Peso in the Marathi language | ||
| पेसो | peso | 94.12 |
| पॅसो | peso | 5.88 |
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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 Peso
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