Piciorus Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Piciorus Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the word picior, which means 'foot' in the Romanian language. Picioruş is a diminutive of the word picior., meaning 'little foot'. It is a surname that came from old nicknames reflecting a quality, a trait or an occupation a person had, used to differentiate people by it and show belonging to a certain family.

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Piciorus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2811:71,4518,538
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Picioruş (39) & Picioruș (3) are calculated separately.

Piciorus Surname Meaning

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This surname derives from the word picior, which means 'foot' in the Romanian language. Picioruş is a diminutive of the word picior., meaning 'little foot'. It is a surname that came from old nicknames reflecting a quality, a trait or an occupation a person had, used to differentiate people by it and show belonging to a certain family.

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Piciorus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piciorus is found most in Romania. It can also appear as: Picioruş or Picioruș. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piciorus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 914,967th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Piciorus reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Piciorus is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 71,451. In Romania Piciorus is most frequent in: Brăila County, where 26 percent live, Tulcea County, where 20 percent live and Timiș County, where 18 percent live. Not including Romania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Picioruş9639/
Picioruș963/
Piciorusi941/
Pacioras755/
Picaru711/
Picharu6734/
Picarou679/
Puisoru676/
Pyciorz671/
Puişoru671/
Pisarus671/
Picaaru671/
Pisiaras633/
Pasiores631/
Pasiouras5930/
Bucio-Ruiz562/
Bucio Ruiz561/
Pacierz53205/
Pyciarz53140/
Bsiarus531/
Basiors530/
Beciaris506/
Beciairs504/
Bacieros501/

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