Pierces Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Pierces Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pierces Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pierces Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pierces is borne by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pierces? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Pierces reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Pierces is most common in Chile, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,936,079. In Chile Pierces is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Chile this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.

Pierces Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pierces has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pierces last name decreased 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pierces Last Name Statistics demography

Pierces earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piercesr932/
Pierches931/
Pierce92195,033/
Perces925/
Piercey864,037/
Perches861,249/
Pierkes8685/
Pirches8638/
Piercer8615/
Piercee869/
Pierrce865/
Pearces863/
Pierced863/
Piierce863/
Ppierce861/
Phierce861/
Pierges861/
Piercej861/
Percies861/
Pfierce861/
Percess861/
Perrces860/
Pircees860/
Perceas860/
Pieirce860/
Piercet860/
Piercea860/
Piergies80233/
Perchets807/
Perchess806/
D'Pierce801/
Piersche801/
Persches801/
Pieerrce800/
Perchese800/
Piercy779,799/
Perjes772,125/
Piersa771,180/
Perges77883/
Pierse77604/
Perxes7758/
Percis7740/
Pierze776/
Perses774/
Piersy773/
Pierci773/
Pierge772/
Píerce771/
Pierçe771/
Pyerce771/
Percez771/
Perzes771/
Piersi771/
Pierceatt750/
Perchez71376/
Piersee7182/
Piersic7165/
Piersza7128/
Pershes7123/
Perseis7121/
Percise7119/
Piersey7112/
Pierser7110/
Percuis719/
Persice717/
Perseus714/
Perseas712/
Perceix711/
Peairce711/
Perceez711/
Pertses711/
Piersid711/
Piergey711/
Perzeus711/
Phercis711/
Pierssa711/
Pierger711/
Perchis711/
Preches711/
Piercic711/
Pierset710/
Perchyts67198/
Perchais67182/
Peirezes6710/
Perceche672/
Piergieś672/
Pershesh671/
Pearsess670/

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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 Pierces
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