Pierneef Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Pierneef Surname Definition:
“Nephew of Peter” in Dutch.
Pierneef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Pierneef Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Nephew of Peter” in Dutch.
Pierneef Demographics
Average Pierneef Salary in
South Africa
R 616,248
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Pierneef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pierneef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pierneef is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pierneef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,943,350th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Pierneef reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Pierneef is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 43 percent reside and Free State, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Pierneef Last Name Statistics demography
Pierneef earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 159.32% more than the national average, earning R 616,248 per year.
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Footnotes
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