Pessiu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pessiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pessiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Pessiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pessiu is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pessiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pessiu live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Italic Europe.

Pessiu is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 20,385,563. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sardinia, where 67 percent live and Lazio, where 33 percent live. Beside Italy it exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pessiou922/
Pesiu911/
Pessieau862/
Pesiou83126/
Passiu8338/
Passieu7783/
Peisieu7722/
Possieu771/
Pissiou771/
Pasiu7378/
Pisiu7326/
Posiu7315/
Peţiu734/
Peysieux7131/
Paissiou7115/
Pasoiu67103/
Pisoiu6746/
Pisiou6737/
Posoiu6735/
Pisiut6729/
Pasihu6718/
Pechiu6711/
Phosiu674/
Pisieu671/
Pihsiu671/

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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
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  • 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 Pessiu
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