Piedrahita Surname

16,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Piedrahita Surname User-submission:

From the place name Piedrahita, which comes from the Spanish words piedra meaning 'stone' and hita meaning 'marker'. Full name means 'stone marker'.

Piedrahita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia29,1691:1,638322
Ecuador1,6211:9,8121,594
United States9901:366,12032,549
Spain8811:53,0674,914
Venezuela5241:57,6412,710
Uruguay1871:18,3522,081
Canada821:449,33638,948
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Panama401:97,8063,773
Peru351:908,11818,273
England341:1,638,76668,634
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
France141:4,744,480251,814
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

Piedrahita Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the place name Piedrahita, which comes from the Spanish words piedra meaning 'stone' and hita meaning 'marker'. Full name means 'stone marker'.

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Piedrahita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piedrahita is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Piedrahíta. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piedrahita? popularity and diffusion

The last name Piedrahita is the 16,404th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 215,264 people. Piedrahita occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Piedrahita reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 88 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 29,169 people, or 1 in 1,638. In Colombia Piedrahita is most common in: Antioquia Department, where 50 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 20 percent are found and Risaralda Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than Colombia this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Piedrahita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piedrahita has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piedrahita surname rose 49,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piedrahita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Piedrahita are 43.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Piedrahita earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $25,397,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,335 CAD per year.

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