Piaus Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Piaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Piaus (91) may also be a first name.

Piaus Last Name Facts

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

Piaus is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piaus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Piaus occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Piaus live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 91 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Piaus is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 26 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Abia, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Piaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Piaus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Piaus surname contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piause910/
Piau892,617/
Piaud80784/
Piaut80298/
Pieau80203/
Phiau80187/
Piaux8028/
Piauí8021/
Piahu8018/
Piaou801/
Piauhy73266/
Paiyau7318/
Peaeus732/
Piajos731/
Piahou731/
Piaheu731/
Piauch731/
Pieaux731/
Pieaud731/
Pyau6722/
Paiyous671/
Peojius670/
Pioud60170/
Peahu6021/
Piout6016/
Piohu6010/
Pyous608/
Piouc601/
Pyaut601/
Pyaud601/
Pieou600/
Pehoiu5594/
Pițoiu5572/
Paiyou5533/
Piooux552/
Poiyou551/
Pioosh551/
Pyahut551/
Pajjoju501/
Paayoju501/

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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 Piaus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis