Piedra Surname

12,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Piedra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piedra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico12,2751:10,1121,038
Ecuador7,3301:2,170380
Costa Rica6,9251:690156
United States4,0041:90,52410,178
Spain3,4311:13,6261,565
Cuba3,3011:3,491457
Peru2,1111:15,0561,917
Argentina1,2991:32,9052,741
Venezuela1,2691:23,8011,626
Uruguay3671:9,3511,047
Colombia3111:153,6144,403
Philippines2901:349,09747,019
Panama1601:24,4521,522
France1441:461,26965,815
Chile861:204,8436,482
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Guatemala801:201,0333,828
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Andorra181:4,658913
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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

Piedra (119) may also be a first name.

Piedra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piedra has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can occur as: Pìedra. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piedra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,847th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 166,836 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Piedra are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Piedra is also the 856,040th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 119 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 12,275 people, or 1 in 10,112. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 13 percent are found, Michoacán, where 11 percent are found and Guerrero, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 17 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 16 percent are found.

Piedra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piedra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Piedra surname increased 28,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piedra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Piedra surname are 42.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piedra earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 32.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,726 per year; in Colombia they earn 24% more than the national average, earning $28,150,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.64% less than the national average, earning $37,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pìedra941/
Piedras925,413/
Piedraz923/
Poiedra921/
Piedrad921/
Pieedra921/
Pioedra921/
Phiedra921/
Pedra9110,151/
Pidra91130/
Piedrasz861/
Pedras831,646/
Pedraz83935/
Paidra83459/
Pedrau8343/
Peidra8328/
Piedro8327/
Pedrad8327/
Pedroa8323/
Pedrza8322/
Piedri8311/
Pedrai839/
Pedraj839/
Pedrat836/
Piedre833/
Pedraa833/
Pidray832/
Poedra831/
Peddra831/
Pedrah831/
Piidra831/
Pedraś831/
Pedrra831/
Pedrga831/
Pedraja772,963/
Pedraya77425/
Poidras77123/
Piedros7798/
Piedris7754/
Piedriz7748/
Phaedra7716/
Pedraiz775/
Pedraut774/
Pedrazs772/
Pedrais772/
Peadrat772/
Pedrash771/
Peidera771/
Piedrre771/
Pidraya771/
Peadera771/
Pheadra770/
Piedrit770/
Pedro73618,208/
Pedre731,275/
Pedri731,117/
Pidro73415/
Pidre73245/
Pedry73103/
Pudra7355/
Pidri7334/
Pedró7320/
Pedré7312/
Pedrá736/
Pidré733/
Pydra731/
Pídra731/
Pouedras7139/
Piedrich712/
Pedrahas712/
Pieddred710/
Pedros673,804/
Peidro67992/
Pedres67773/
Pedret67643/
Peydro67395/
Phedre67355/
Pedrot67157/
Pedris67106/
Pedrez67104/
Pedrós6783/
Pedroz6772/
Peadro6765/
Pedrie6761/
Pedrys6754/
Paidre6743/
Pedrão6739/
Pedroß6732/
Pedrey6719/
Pedriz6718/
Pedrou6717/
Poudra6711/
Pedrod6710/
Peidró6710/
Pidriz678/
Pyedro678/
Pedroo677/
Peydró677/
Pidrou674/
Pidrre673/
Peddro673/
Petdro672/
Peadre672/
Peddri672/
Peddry672/
Pedrio672/
Pedroh672/
Ppedro672/
Pidres672/
Pedrit672/
Paedro672/
Poidre671/
Pedrgo671/
Pydras671/
Pudrah671/
Pidrop671/
Pedrei671/
Pidroh671/
Peudre671/
Peudro671/
Pedruo671/
Pedráz671/
Pedròs671/
Pjedro671/
Pêdras671/
Pedred671/
Pedrer671/
Pedrop671/
Pedrro671/
Pedrid671/
Pedhro671/
Pudray670/
Puidreach670/
Poidry670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piedra
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