Piegel Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Croatia

Piegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Croatia71:604,08640,820
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Piegel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piegel occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piegel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,348,199th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Piegel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Piegel are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 2,038,803. In Brazil it is most common in: Paraná, where 41 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 37 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 16 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live and Hungary, where 8 percent live.

Piegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Piegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Piegel last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piegel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Piegel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piegiel921/
Pegel91891/
Pigel9172/
Piegl9157/
Piguel83515/
Pigiel83186/
Peegel83184/
Poegel83153/
Paegel83119/
Paigel8360/
Piezel8321/
Piesel8314/
Peguel8312/
Puegel830/
Pigell830/
Peigel830/
Puigel830/
Pigl80135/
Pegl801/
Piechel77242/
Phiesel77139/
Poighel77106/
Poeggel7758/
Pueggel7721/
Pieselt771/
Pisguel771/
Piguell771/
Paigeel771/
Pugel73498/
Poegl7335/
Paigl7322/
Pegil7318/
Piesl7318/
Pägel7310/
Piezl737/
Pigil733/
Piglp731/
Pjegl731/
Phegl730/
Piechele7151/
Pieglová7114/
Pietchel7114/
Pigelova713/
Pehaguel711/
Pekgül6792/
Piechl6772/
Puggel6768/
Paugel6763/
Pierzl6747/
Pugehl6727/
Pegiel6727/
Pugell6721/
Paygel6716/
Pygiel677/
Pougel673/
Pietchell673/
Pugiel672/
Piézel672/
Piisel672/
Piguil671/
Pinhgl671/
Pieshchel671/
Pêgiel671/
Puigil670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piegel
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