Piernik Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Piernik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piernik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6851:55,4878,737
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Czechia121:886,12273,425
France41:16,605,680368,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Pierník (3) are calculated separately.

Piernik Last Name Facts

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

Piernik is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Pierník. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piernik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 433,161st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Piernik are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 685 people, or 1 in 55,487. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Piernik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piernik last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Piernik earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,587 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierník953/
Piernick9370/
Pierznik9352/
Pernik92200/
Pirnik92161/
Piernicke8811/
Pietrznik881/
Pernick86449/
Perniok8642/
Pirnaik8631/
Pirnick866/
Pernaik866/
Phernik861/
Pierniková8215/
Peernaik806/
Phirnaik803/
Perniske801/
Pernek77720/
Perník77103/
Pärnik77101/
Pernig7789/
Pirník7746/
Pernic7745/
Pernix7729/
Pernyk7728/
Purnik7719/
Pirnig7711/
Pirnic777/
Pirnyk777/
Prenik773/
Pernikova75161/
Pirniková756/
Peernaick754/
Peerenaik751/
Petrennik751/
Pournik71319/
Purnick7190/
Petrnek7116/
Prenick7115/
Poernig7114/
Pernigg7114/
Pernoix7110/
Pernickova718/
Perneck716/
Pierníková713/
Purnaik711/
Pernique679/
Perinnikova677/
Pirnique677/
Pernecke675/
Prenicke670/

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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 Piernik
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