Piedrahita Surname
Approximately 33,854 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 29,169 | 1:1,638 | 322 |
| Ecuador | 1,621 | 1:9,812 | 1,594 |
| United States | 990 | 1:366,120 | 32,549 |
| Spain | 881 | 1:53,067 | 4,914 |
| Venezuela | 524 | 1:57,641 | 2,710 |
| Uruguay | 187 | 1:18,352 | 2,081 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Panama | 40 | 1:97,806 | 3,773 |
| Peru | 35 | 1:908,118 | 18,273 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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 last name Piedrahita occurs most in Colombia. It may also appear as: Piedrahíta. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Piedrahita? popularity and diffusion
Piedrahita is the 16,404th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 215,264 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Piedrahita are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Caribbean South America.
It is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 29,169 people, or 1 in 1,638. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 50 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 20 percent reside and Risaralda Department, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Colombia this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Ecuador, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Piedrahita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Piedrahita has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Piedrahita surname grew 49,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Piedrahita Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Piedrahita surname are 43.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.09% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedrahíta | 97 | 21 | / |
| Pedrahita | 95 | 103 | / |
| Pidrahita | 95 | 10 | / |
| Piedrahitah | 95 | 2 | / |
| Piedrahiata | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pieddrahita | 95 | 1 | / |
| Piedrhahita | 95 | 1 | / |
| Piedhrahita | 95 | 1 | / |
| Piedrihita | 90 | 10 | / |
| Peidrahita | 90 | 9 | / |
| Piedrohita | 90 | 1 | / |
| Pietrahita | 90 | 1 | / |
| Piedrahota | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bidraohit | 74 | 1 | / |
| Badarahit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Padaraha D | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bedarahatti | 57 | 61 | / |
| Putrohit | 56 | 1 | / |
| Putrahadi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bodarahad | 53 | 3 | / |
| Badrahadi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Badirahut | 53 | 1 | / |
| Patrohite | 53 | 1 | / |
| Badrahatti | 50 | 3 | / |
| Bte Rahadi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Putriahadi | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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