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) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 92,760th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,415,057 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Pier reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pier is also the 13,470th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 72,540 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne 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. Outside of The United States Pier exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Pier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.55% being registered to vote for the 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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