Pier Surname

92,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Pier Surname Definition:

The French Pierre, Latin Petr-us: v. Peter.

Pier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0021:120,73912,913
Germany8301:96,99512,089
South Africa1901:285,14627,904
Mexico1681:738,84611,142
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
England841:663,31038,317
Italy661:926,61667,608
Argentina611:700,71248,077
France511:1,302,406132,002
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Canada401:921,14070,350
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
India341:22,560,747316,052
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Guam121:13,3432,098
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
San Marino21:16,607796
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6191:81,1298,538

Pier (72,540) may also be a first name.

Pier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Pierre, Latin Petr-us: v. Peter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pier (Georgian: პიერ, Hindi: पीेर, Russian: Пиер) occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,760th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,415,057 people. The last name Pier occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Pier are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 13,470th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 72,540 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,002 people, or 1 in 120,739. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Pier is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Pier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pier surname expanded 485 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pier surname are 17.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.79% less than the national average, earning R 121,692 per year; in United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.56% more than the national average, earning $67,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piere8914,986/
Paier891,875/
Peier891,160/
Pierz891,035/
Poier89867/
Piert89447/
Pijer89127/
Pietr8988/
Pierr8982/
Piyer8947/
Piear8918/
Pierd8911/
Pfier897/
Piehr897/
Phier896/
Pieer894/
Piher893/
Pierh891/
Puier890/
Pir8687,543/
Per866,598/
Pie865,595/
Pierre80820,629/
Pieyre80381/
Pihier8076/
Peijer8044/
Pigger8016/
Pietrz8014/
Poiyer8012/
Paiyer8011/
Paijer8010/
Pegier807/
Pfeier806/
Pahier804/
Piyere803/
Poiier802/
Pihert802/
Pieher802/
Pierrt802/
Pouier801/
Pierrd801/
Paiere801/
Pierrë801/
Pai'er801/
Paieer801/
Pijjer801/
Poiere801/
Poyier800/
Pawier800/
Piertt800/
Paiher800/
Pieyer800/
Payier800/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Pire7510,718/
Perz756,259/
Piet756,071/
Petr755,528/
Pair754,588/
Pies753,330/
Pear753,117/
Pirh752,761/
Pert752,673/
Pied751,336/
Poer75960/
Perr75676/
Piir75522/
Pher75420/
Pior75410/
Pehr75404/
Pirt75383/
Phie75364/
Paer75363/
Piep75349/
Phir75347/
Pije75346/
Peir75333/
Pyer75286/
Pitr75250/
Piee75229/
Piez75222/
Pieš75166/
Pirz75130/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Pirr75119/
Pihe7577/
Peyr7568/
Piei7557/
Piea7545/
Piyr7543/
Poir7536/
Pyie7535/
Pirp7529/
Puir7520/
Perd7516/
Pfir7515/
Pesr7514/
Puer7513/
Pi'e7511/
Piie7510/
Peér7510/
Pioe759/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Piej754/
Piey753/
Pisr753/
Pieč753/
Pejr753/
Pper752/
Pyir751/
Ppir751/
Pird751/
Pieß751/
Perì751/
Piée751/
Bpir751/
Pjir751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Paigier73109/
Pouhier7385/
Poeijer7311/
Pierová736/
Pierova734/
Pierrre733/
Piierre733/
Peierre732/
Powierz732/
Poierre732/
Poijear731/
Peehier731/
Phierre731/
Peihert730/
Power67106,423/
Peart6717,327/
Pujer6713,433/
Payer677,848/
Piech677,842/
Peyre677,254/
Pauer673,727/
Pe'er673,079/
Poyer673,066/
Phair673,011/
Peyer672,986/
Pehar672,937/
Paire672,226/
Pajer672,050/
Perre672,049/
Poire671,978/
Piedt671,335/
Pojer671,308/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Peere67667/
Peire67664/
Pájer67546/
Pijar67543/
Pijet67511/
Piest67495/
Pawer67418/
Pirre67404/
Pihet67390/
Pejer67371/
Poiye67304/
Páger67296/
Payir67261/
Pihir67243/
Piyar67222/
Piets67191/
Piett67184/
Puiye67177/
Piorr67164/
Paiye67160/
Pijor67158/
Pujie67112/
Piehi67104/
Phear6791/
Payie6782/
Pajir6779/
Pittr6778/
Poehr6777/
Piherová6776/
Pejar6772/
Perhe6771/
Pihrt6765/
Pyetr6758/
Pujir6757/
Peher6754/
Puyer6753/
Péger6753/
Paehr6752/
Pferr6749/
Paije6747/
Piecz6747/
Pihee6746/
Phire6744/
Pfehr6744/
Pijir6741/
Pihei6741/
Piess6740/
Peiye6740/
Pearr6738/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Pieds6734/
Pajie6732/
Paior6731/
Peerz6729/
Peure6727/
Peear6726/
Páyer6726/
Pferd6724/
Pheer6724/
Pojie6723/
Paaer6722/
Perzh6721/
Peair6721/
Pearz6721/
Perrz6719/
Piepp6718/
Päger6718/
Perrt6717/
Perhs6717/
Phije6717/
Paierová6716/
Piyor6715/
Pihýr6715/
Paiar6715/
Piehe6715/
Pehir6714/
Pehre6713/
Piesh6712/
Poije6711/
Pirhs6711/
Pihie6711/
Pairt6710/
Paitr6710/
Pejor6710/
Pijór6710/
Pejie6710/
Piehs679/
Phiet679/
Piaie679/
Pijee678/
Pietd677/
Paird676/
Pisre676/
Peyar676/
Pouer675/
Ppaer675/
Pertt675/
Phirh675/
Phoer675/
Pieph674/
Paihr674/
Perzz674/
Piire674/
Pejir673/
Pheir673/
Phiep673/
Phies673/
D'Pierre673/
Puije673/
Pioee673/
Pfyer673/
Pejrr673/
Paair673/
Petrr673/
Peiar673/
Høper673/
Pfies673/
Perșe673/
Pière673/
Peetr673/
Piyre672/
Peierová672/
Peerr672/
Pyere672/
Pieht672/
Petrì672/
Pijey672/
Phirt672/
Peeer672/
Pijie672/
Phieh672/
Peert671/
Pirtt671/
Pheur671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Peirt671/
Puyie671/
Puire671/
Perrd671/
Petrt671/
Pfeir671/
Pitrz671/
Phior671/
Phyer671/
Phyie671/
Pijed671/
Pijre671/
Paijr671/
Bpgie671/
Bpyer671/
Hpper671/
Vpeer671/
Peyor671/
Pairr671/
Paiie671/
Peyie671/
Pihes671/
Peuer671/
Pyior671/
Petrz671/
Piedz671/
Piejs671/
Pi'es671/
Pfoer671/
Piečs671/
Pijje671/
Pijár671/
Piherova671/
Pihez671/
Piior671/
Pehie671/
Peird671/
Peeie671/
Pesrp671/
Pirhe671/
Pitrû671/
Pioir671/
Pjerr671/
Poiar671/
Poerr671/
Pèerz671/
Pèire671/
Péerz671/
Ppoer671/
Bpuer671/
Phetr671/
Pie'e671/
Piheh671/
Phitr671/
Puirp671/
Paerr671/
Peesr671/
Pehyr671/
Peiir671/
Pe'ie671/
Pfert670/
Peior670/
Phaer670/
Pherp670/
Phird670/
Phuer670/
Pfair670/
Pherd670/
Pfuer670/
Pioey670/
Hpear670/

Pier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pier in the Georgian language
პიერpier-
Pier in the Hindi language
पीेरpiera-
Pier in the Russian language
Пиерpier-

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Pier Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pier
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