Piacentini Surname

38,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Piacentini Surname User-submission:

Piacentini is a habitational surname, denoting someone who comes from Piacenza, derived from Latin Placentia (the neuter plural of the present participle of placere, meaning 'to please').

Piacentini is also a patronymic derived from the personal name Piacentino, a pet form of Piacente.

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Piacentini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9,3661:6,530850
Brazil1,8731:114,2954,322
United States7931:457,07339,063
France6421:103,46215,256
Argentina6221:68,7195,851
Canada741:497,91342,460
Scotland571:93,9276,548
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia501:539,91440,287
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Piacentîni (1) are calculated separately.

Piacentini (132) may also be a first name.

Piacentini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Piacentini is a habitational surname, denoting someone who comes from Piacenza, derived from Latin Placentia (the neuter plural of the present participle of placere, meaning 'to please').

Piacentini is also a patronymic derived from the personal name Piacentino, a pet form of Piacente.

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The Piacentini surname means 'someone from Piacenza'.

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Piacentini Last Name Facts

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

Piacentini is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Piacentîni. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piacentini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Piacentini is the 38,119th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 527,854 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Piacentini reside; 68 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent reside in Italic Europe. Piacentini is also the 807,735th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 132 people.

The last name Piacentini is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 9,366 people, or 1 in 6,530. In Italy Piacentini is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 43 percent are found, Lazio, where 31 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Italy this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Piacentini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piacentini has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piacentini surname expanded 15,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piacentini Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piacentini last name are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Piacentini earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.78% less than the national average, earning €22,288 per year; in United States they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $51,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.34% more than the national average, earning $64,758 CAD per year.

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