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Where Does The Last Name Piel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Piel (Hindi: पी़एल़, Oriya: ପିଏଲ, Russian: Пиэль) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Piël. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Piel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Piel is the 42,103^rd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 587,468 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Piel live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 363,474^th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 538 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,037 people, or 1 in 15,983. In Germany Piel is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Piel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Piel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Piel last name grew 855 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Piel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Piel last name is predominantly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Piel surname are 13.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning 255,850 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.71% more than the national average, earning R 403,296 per year; in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $51,680 CAD per year.