Piazza Surname

10,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Piazza Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller on, or near, the square.

Piazza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy30,8061:1,985118
United States12,2271:29,6443,678
Argentina3,3651:12,7021,154
Brazil3,0001:71,3582,661
France2,4531:27,0783,257
Canada7011:52,5616,304
Belgium5501:20,9033,230
Switzerland5141:15,9782,617
England3131:178,01316,129
Germany2961:271,97828,798
Australia2461:109,73912,234
Uruguay1821:18,8562,139
Venezuela1621:186,4455,247
Spain1411:331,57519,344
Luxembourg901:6,450965
Chile611:288,7958,426
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Puerto Rico541:65,7431,307
Peru481:662,16916,012
Poland441:863,83566,160
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Austria321:266,10730,958
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Hungary101:981,62846,877
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Monaco51:7,4131,114
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Piazza (1,269) may also be a first name.

Piazza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller on, or near, the square.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

It appear from the baptismal registers of the parish of St. Paul, Covent Garden, during the reigns of Charles II., James II., William III., and even later, that Piazza was a favourite name for parish children. These records abound with Peter Piazza, Paul Piazza, Mary Piazza, &c. They were probably foundlings, the name indicating the place of their exposure.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Piazza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piazza (Arabic: لبيازا) is found most frequently in Italy. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piazza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,120th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 130,901 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Piazza are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 56 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 221,510th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,269 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 30,806 people, or 1 in 1,985. In Italy Piazza is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 30 percent are found, Lombardy, where 25 percent are found and Veneto, where 11 percent are found. Besides Italy this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Piazza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Piazza has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 47,027 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piazza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piazza last name are 3.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Piazza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning €31,513 per year; in Peru they earn 302.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 78,052 per year; in United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piazzai92123/
Piazzza921/
Piazzad921/
Piazzaa921/
Piaza91383/
D'Piazza862/
Piazzi834,951/
Piazzo83642/
Piazze83385/
Piazas8360/
Piozza8337/
Piazah8312/
Piatza8312/
Piazai833/
Peazza833/
Piazat832/
Piazaa831/
Piazaz831/
Piazsa831/
Pjazza831/
Piazay831/
Piazzaová801/
Piazzie7714/
Piazzer772/
Piazzey770/
Piasa73345/
Piazi73283/
Piaça7331/
Peaza7330/
Piaja7313/
Piazo736/
Pioza732/
Piază731/
Piaze731/
Piassa671,353/
Piozzi67293/
Pijaca67171/
Piazer67118/
Phiasa67105/
Piasai6754/
Piozas6739/
Piasat6721/
Piacca679/
Piócza678/
Piazhe677/
Piocza677/
Piatsa676/
Piacha675/
Piasha674/
Poyiatzea673/
Piozzo673/
Piasca673/
Pyazay672/
Piasad672/
Piasay672/
Pyazah672/
Piazco671/
Peazea671/
Peazah671/
Piazos671/
Piarzo671/
Piasas671/
Piozai671/
Paioza671/
Piasia671/
Piasau671/
Piacia671/
Pihazo671/

Piazza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piazza in the Arabic language
لبيازاlbyaza-

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