Piaui Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Piaui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piaui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9521:224,8688,697
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

The alternate forms: Piauí (21) are calculated separately.

Piaui (11) may also be a first name.

Piaui Last Name Facts

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

Piaui (Arabic: بياوي, Marathi: पीऔई) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Piauí. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piaui? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 374,335th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Piaui are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 224,868. In Brazil Piaui is most common in: São Paulo, where 32 percent are found, Bahia, where 19 percent are found and Piauí, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Piaui occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piauí9321/
Piauhi9146/
Piahui917/
Piasui911/
Piai892,168/
Piui8917/
Piauhiy832/
Piawi80122/
Piavi8023/
Piauy8017/
Piaie809/
Piaue808/
Piais807/
Phiai805/
Piaiz802/
Piuis801/
Piait801/
Piuai801/
Phihaubi771/
Piauhy73266/
Peyiai73162/
Piayai73159/
Piawei7372/
Piavis7357/
Poiyai7320/
Piasue7320/
Pijavi7320/
Piayie738/
Păiuși736/
Phiuip734/
Piouit733/
Piahuy733/
Piaiji732/
Peiyai732/
Piyiai732/
Paiyai732/
Piteai731/
Paiiai731/
Paieai731/
Pitaie731/
Payiai731/
Piuidh731/
Piaheu731/
Pihaei731/
Piawii731/
Piavei731/
Pihahei67208/
Piasuep6753/
Payiawi6726/
Pyui6724/
Piae6713/
Pichaie6711/
Paijabi677/
Piue676/
Piaijit673/
Pieaich673/
Paiyawi671/
Piachue671/
Piaõ671/
Pitauey671/
Pajiuhi671/
Phaiyai671/
Phiuizz670/

Piaui Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piaui in the Marathi language
पीऔईpi'au'i-
Piaui in the Arabic language
بياويbyawy-

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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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  • 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 Piaui
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