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 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.
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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