Piegsa Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Piegsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piegsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5371:149,91718,005
Poland1021:372,63540,973
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Piegsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piegsa occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Piégsa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piegsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 480,002nd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Piegsa live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 149,917. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Piegsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Piegsa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piegsa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Piegsa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.29% more than the national average, earning $59,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $43,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piégsa941/
Pigsa919/
Piegza831,322/
Piegża8310/
Pigsay831/
Pieksa831/
Pegsia831/
Pieksza7767/
Piegzia774/
Piegrza771/
Piksa731,044/
Peksa73944/
Pegza73574/
Pigza7365/
Pexsa7334/
Pugsa738/
Picsa731/
Piegseis716/
Peksha6766/
Peksağ6741/
Peixes6720/
Piksha6716/
Peksay677/
Paiksa677/
Pechsa674/
Pigcha671/
Peacsa671/
Pecksa671/
Pieksä671/
Piegzo671/
Paugsa671/
Peksza671/
Piksat671/
Pigzza671/
Peksad671/
Pegsod671/
Peegza670/
Piggea670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piegsa
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