Piel Surname

42,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Piel Surname Definition:

V. Peel.

Piel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0371:15,9832,110
France3,2731:20,2942,351
United States2,3521:154,10715,796
Philippines5611:180,46029,054
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
India801:9,588,317188,446
Chile771:228,7857,030
Cameroon761:273,27726,204
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Norway261:197,78022,769
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Austria221:387,06540,442
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Finland131:422,82327,659
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Panama51:782,45211,059
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

The alternate forms: Piël (15) are calculated separately.

Piel (538) may also be a first name.

Piel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Peel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Piel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piel (Hindi: पी़एल़, Oriya: ପିଏଲ, Russian: Пиэль) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Piël. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,103rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 587,468 people. The last name Piel occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Piel live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Piel is also the 363,474th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 538 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,037 people, or 1 in 15,983. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 6 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 60 countries. It is also common in France, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Piel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piel surname increased 855 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Piel Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Piel are 13.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.46% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piël9215/
Piehl894,529/
Piele891,417/
Pieal89452/
Pihel89288/
Pfiel89261/
Phiel89156/
Piell89148/
Paiel8930/
Piyel8926/
Piesl8918/
Peiel8915/
Päiel8912/
Poiel895/
Pițel894/
Pield892/
Pioel892/
Puiel891/
Pietl891/
Piiel891/
Pel865,323/
Pil864,566/
Poisel80538/
Paitel80427/
Peisel80185/
Poitel80116/
Peitel8087/
Paisel8062/
Puitel8058/
Pielle8036/
Piyele8023/
Piehel8022/
Poiele8017/
Peijel8015/
Pihele8015/
Piesel8014/
Pietil8011/
Pihiel808/
Paiyel808/
Phaiel805/
Peielt805/
Phiele804/
Pugiel802/
Piisel802/
Phioel802/
Peiehl801/
Peihel801/
Phiehl801/
Puisel801/
Pietel801/
Peißel801/
Pêgiel801/
Pawiel801/
Pielhe801/
Powiel800/
Pfield800/
Pioehl800/
Paieel800/
Pfhiel800/
Pfiehl800/
Peel7524,321/
Pell7512,923/
Pihl756,580/
Peal756,154/
Pael754,158/
Peil754,044/
Piol754,032/
Pelt753,721/
Puel753,449/
Poel753,332/
Pill753,254/
Pail752,614/
Pehl752,521/
Pijl751,597/
Piil75640/
Pesl75636/
Puil75546/
Pilt75449/
Poil75313/
Peul75253/
Peld75184/
Piyl75167/
Peyl75146/
Pilh7565/
Pelh7545/
Pild7536/
Pfel7527/
Pisl7522/
Pelp758/
Pejl758/
Pyil756/
Pilp753/
Bpil752/
Pilø752/
Ppil752/
Ppel751/
Pilț751/
Pjil751/
Bpel751/
Pfil750/
Pyel750/
Peichel73314/
Piechel73242/
Peissel73207/
Phiesel73139/
Poissel7357/
Peijsel7328/
Peiselt7316/
Pielová7314/
Poisell738/
Paichel735/
Phaisel732/
Powiell731/
Paiyele731/
Pietilæ731/
Puygiel731/
Pieselt731/
Puielle731/
Puisell730/
Pfeil6714,196/
Payel677,185/
Piyal674,479/
Paile672,811/
Pehal671,919/
Peyal671,473/
Powel671,471/
Pawel671,241/
Poell671,002/
Puell67808/
Phuel67796/
Pl67781/
Poyil67778/
Peale67636/
Puile67615/
Peitl67588/
Peall67506/
Poile67491/
Pajel67488/
Pieschel67486/
Poehl67470/
Paitl67440/
Pheil67390/
Phael67316/
Pijal67295/
Peile67268/
Peill67263/
Paiul67225/
Poisl67220/
Peisl67216/
Pauel67216/
Pyhel67190/
Phail67145/
Phoel67131/
Piihl67106/
Peule67106/
Pigli67104/
Pyell67103/
Puill6790/
Pajil6772/
Peyle6766/
Pfihl6760/
Peahl6758/
Payil6757/
Piile6750/
Paill6746/
Pheal6745/
Peutl6745/
Pehel6744/
Paiol6739/
Poiil6739/
Peual6736/
Paail6733/
Pehil6726/
Paehl6725/
Puehl6723/
Peell6722/
Pfell6721/
Peial6721/
Pujel6720/
Pfail6718/
Pihil6718/
Peehl6717/
Peyol6717/
Poyel6716/
Pyoel6716/
Pejle6715/
Paael6714/
Paiyl6713/
Peyel6713/
Põial6712/
Peihl6711/
Paial6711/
Puial6711/
Paisl6710/
Pfill6710/
Phijl6710/
Pägel6710/
Peijl679/
Pelšs679/
Pheel678/
Poial678/
Puitl678/
Peuhl677/
Pijol677/
Pijll676/
Peesl676/
Peeal675/
Pujil674/
Pouel674/
Poiol674/
Phyel673/
Phyil673/
Pejol673/
Piyol673/
Peldt672/
Pailt672/
Pyile672/
Phuil672/
Puiol672/
Poitl672/
Peald672/
Puyel672/
Piischel672/
Poeyl671/
Peael671/
Peatl671/
Peissell671/
Pejal671/
Pyiol671/
Puild671/
Ppail671/
Peltt671/
Peyil671/
Peyul671/
Pfuel671/
Piehlová671/
Pjeld671/
Paiil671/
Paell671/
Pelzs671/
Pyele671/
Peichelt671/
Peulh671/
Peull671/
Peuol671/
Phiil671/
Peayl671/
Peail671/
Pealh671/
Pelll671/
Pehél671/
Pejtl671/
Pillt671/
Pojil671/
Pyjel671/
Puilh671/
Pjijl671/
Pislp671/
Ppoil671/
Pheul671/
Peeil671/
Pfehl670/
Pyelt670/
Peeel670/
Pelph670/
Piyle670/
Poill670/
Pealt670/
Pehll670/
Pfael670/
Pfeul670/
Peult670/
Piltt670/

Piel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piel in the Oriya language
ପିଏଲpi'ela-
Piel in the Hindi language
पी़एल़piela40
पीएलpi'ela40
पी़एलpiela20
Piel in the Russian language
Пиэльpiel-

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