Pierens Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Pierens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 326 | 1:203,751 | 31,680 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Pierens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pierens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pierens is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pierens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 683,026th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pierens reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 203,751. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 68 percent live, Île-de-France, where 12 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.
Pierens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pierens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pierens surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirens | 92 | 203 | / |
| Perens | 92 | 115 | / |
| Perrens | 86 | 292 | / |
| Peirens | 86 | 155 | / |
| Petrens | 86 | 113 | / |
| Peerens | 86 | 71 | / |
| Pierenz | 86 | 35 | / |
| Perzens | 86 | 22 | / |
| Pierins | 86 | 18 | / |
| Pehrens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Perenss | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pirns | 83 | 57 | / |
| Perns | 83 | 18 | / |
| Perriens | 80 | 53 | / |
| Perrenst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pirins | 77 | 167 | / |
| Purens | 77 | 90 | / |
| Perenz | 77 | 74 | / |
| Piryns | 77 | 58 | / |
| Perins | 77 | 44 | / |
| Pirenz | 77 | 32 | / |
| Pearns | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pernås | 77 | 4 | / |
| Perenx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pernns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pherns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perrns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peurns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Perrins | 71 | 2,724 | / |
| Perenje | 71 | 473 | / |
| Petrenz | 71 | 60 | / |
| Pirijns | 71 | 34 | / |
| Perrenx | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pernsch | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pergins | 71 | 11 | / |
| Perenze | 71 | 8 | / |
| Petryns | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pirence | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pirnsch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Perence | 71 | 3 | / |
| Perinse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perzins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirinsh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Periëns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perinns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pernz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Purns | 67 | 11 | / |
| Perriëns | 67 | 11 | / |
| Petrenze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perrence | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pierens
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