Pierre Surname

667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Pierre Surname User-submission:

Pierre is the French form of Peter, which means 'rock'.

Pierre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti622,9591:172
France35,4171:1,875119
United States34,7761:10,4231,270
Burundi24,1271:406103
Chad22,9151:59378
Rwanda12,0931:940214
Ethiopia9,9811:9,7731,467
Cameroon9,5601:2,172225
Madagascar6,9851:3,386714
Trinidad and Tobago4,8131:28324
Brazil4,0731:52,5592,017
DR Congo3,8921:18,9822,389
Belgium3,8701:2,971286
Canada3,8401:9,5951,439
Dominican Republic2,8121:3,710429
Mauritius2,3131:55930
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
England1,0371:53,7306,552
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Saint Lucia7961:22530
Gabon7581:2,492431
Bahamas6351:617129
Saint Martin5781:6124
Grenada5481:19831
Ivory Coast5321:43,3672,780
Benin5151:20,0692,682
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4811:23437
Seychelles4111:22531
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Iran3751:204,75316,408
Israel3741:22,8813,377
Argentina3411:125,34710,592
Guyana3371:2,262409
Venezuela3311:91,2513,475
Dominica3201:23762
Sweden2831:34,7942,822
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Vanuatu2751:957231
Turks and Caicos Islands2351:14632
Thailand2041:346,26660,105
Mexico1971:630,08210,209
Cuba1711:67,3842,464
Spain1701:275,01217,060
Panama1651:23,7111,492
Luxembourg1591:3,651484
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Switzerland1391:59,0867,409
Barbados1261:2,281397
Niger1241:154,7745,614
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Germany1131:712,43854,203
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Jamaica921:31,1952,283
French Polynesia861:3,265709
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Italy701:873,66766,008
United States Virgin Islands671:1,647273
Liberia571:77,3436,506
Ecuador561:284,0338,825
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Costa Rica501:95,6011,659
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
India451:17,045,897267,282
Singapore431:128,0865,748
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Senegal341:428,8041,999
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Curaçao281:5,616151
China251:54,692,8632,965
Chile241:734,02016,565
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Monaco201:1,85373
Aruba181:5,749789
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Norway171:302,48730,120
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Djibouti91:101,659734
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Guam81:20,0153,029
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Congo61:831,51616,072
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Finland61:916,11741,832
Guinea61:1,972,3031,775
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Saint Kitts and Nevis51:11,040818
Wales51:618,90625,852
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Montserrat21:2,474299
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0121:49,6235,643

The alternate forms: Pierré (69), Piérre (2), Pièrre (2), Pierrë (1), Piërre (1), Pïerre (1) & Pïêrré (1) are calculated separately.

Pierre (2,400,393) may also be a first name.

Pierre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pierre is the French form of Peter, which means 'rock'.

- kizzymorrell

Pierre est un prénom masculin d'origine Arabic.

- najibdufour

The Pierre surname means 'rock' in Arabic.

- rachid60

Pierre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pierre (Arabic: لبيار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﻴﺮ) occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Pierré, Piérre, Pièrre, Pierrë, Piërre, Pïerre or Pïêrré. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pierre? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,880 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Pierre reside; 78 percent reside in Caribbean and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 235th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 2,400,393 people.

It is most widely held in Haiti, where it is held by 622,959 people, or 1 in 17. In Haiti Pierre is most frequent in: Ouest, where 25 percent live, Artibonite, where 17 percent live and Nord, where 10 percent live. Not including Haiti this last name exists in 166 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Pierre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pierre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pierre last name grew 3,436 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,458 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pierre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Pierre last name are 20.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.77% registered with the party.

The amount Pierre earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.23% less than the national average, earning 283,004 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.5% less than the national average, earning R 165,156 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $39,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.28% less than the national average, earning $42,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierré9469/
Piérre942/
Pièrre942/
Pierrë941/
Piërre941/
Pïerre941/
Pierret925,453/
Pierrez92506/
Pierres92487/
Pierrie92122/
Pierrey9238/
Pierree9231/
Pierreu9224/
Pierrre923/
Pieerre923/
Pierrer923/
Piierre923/
Pierrep922/
Peierre922/
Pioerre922/
Poierre922/
Pierred922/
Phierre921/
Pierrée921/
Piere9114,986/
Perre912,049/
Pirre91404/
Pierr9182/
Pierrets8616/
Poierrie8613/
Pierrett869/
D'Pierre863/
Pierriea862/
Pfierrer860/
Perret8330,887/
Pierri837,259/
Perrie831,845/
Perrey831,769/
Pirrie831,396/
Perrez83948/
Perree83709/
Pieres83552/
Pearre83530/
Pierry83493/
Pierer83491/
Pierra83453/
Pieyre83381/
Pieret83310/
Pietre83310/
Pirret83308/
Pierie83174/
Perres83161/
Perrea83128/
Perrer8382/
Peirre8379/
Perreu8375/
Pierez8357/
Perrée8354/
Pirres8348/
Pierey8337/
Perrei8321/
Pieere8317/
Pieree8313/
Poirre837/
Pirrey836/
Pierze836/
Pyerre835/
Pieire834/
Peerre833/
Piyere833/
Pierei832/
Pierge832/
Pierrt832/
Pisrre832/
Pairre831/
Perreh831/
Pherre831/
Petrre831/
Pierea831/
Pierrd831/
Pirrei831/
Perred831/
Paerre831/
Paiere831/
Perrep831/
Piorre831/
Pïêrré831/
Poiere831/
Pirrer830/
Pieare830/
Pere8022,673/
Pire8010,718/
Pier805,150/
Perrett778,608/
Pferrer77130/
Piettre77113/
Perreth7755/
Pierris7753/
Perreas7752/
Pierets7735/
Pirrett7734/
Piereij7731/
Pierett7727/
Poirret7727/
Pirretz7726/
Piðeres7720/
Pierroy7719/
Perreaz7717/
Perress7716/
Piðerez7714/
Pigiere7712/
Perrech779/
Pietres777/
Pierrès776/
Poirrer775/
Perriea774/
Poirree773/
Poirrez773/
Peierze771/
Perreha771/
Petrrer771/
Piereey771/
Pietree771/
Piherea771/
Pieretz771/
Phierry771/
Perreit771/
Paierie771/
Piereis771/
Piergey771/
Peirrer771/
Peirret771/
Poierri771/
Poirrée771/
Puierea771/
Pyerrer770/
Perrest770/
Perriey770/
Perreah770/
Pearrey770/
Pherres770/
Pietrez770/
Poierer770/
Pierrio770/
Perrets770/
Perez737,748,127/
Pires73589,331/
Perry73380,979/
Perea73124,346/
Peres73123,519/
Petre7349,906/
Pieri7323,260/
Pitre7319,249/
Perri7316,707/
Perra737,325/
Peyre737,254/
Piera735,581/
Pirez735,495/
Piret734,343/
Pirri734,116/
Parre733,812/
Peret733,669/
Perei733,434/
Perey733,389/
Paire732,226/
Purre732,173/
Poire731,978/
Pirra731,707/
Perge731,583/
Perer731,042/
Pierz731,035/
Peare73882/
Pirer73842/
Pereu73735/
Pirei73722/
Peere73667/
Peire73664/
Piert73447/
Perje73327/
Pireh73305/
Peree73219/
Piree73180/
Pirry73160/
Pirea73157/
Pijer73127/
Piore73119/
Pereć73114/
Piery7395/
Pietr7388/
Pereh7379/
Pireu7372/
Perhe7371/
Pered7365/
Perée7363/
Perze7361/
Paere7352/
Pereš7351/
Pereș7345/
Phire7344/
Phere7335/
Pereş7335/
Perțe7335/
Pereţ7328/
Peure7327/
Pirey7326/
Perep7325/
Perré7324/
Perej7322/
Pehre7313/
Poere7312/
Pierd7311/
Pfier737/
Pisre736/
Pirré736/
Phier736/
Pirrè735/
Pirep734/
Piire734/
Pieer734/
Pirej733/
Pyrre733/
Piher733/
Perșe733/
Pière733/
Piyre732/
Pyere732/
Pired732/
Puere732/
Puire731/
Pierh731/
Pijre731/
Pirrí731/
Perrè731/
Perrý731/
Perèe731/
Pjerr731/
Pürre731/
Pèire731/
Pèrre731/
Pejerrey71786/
Pierrois7175/
Pairrett7152/
Pierrich7114/
Pearrett712/
Pietresz712/
Pearrest712/
Pietreas711/
Perretts710/
Peurrett710/
Peirrett710/
Pieretts710/
Petrea6713,127/
Pieris6711,795/
Perets676,910/
Pietri676,183/
Piyare675,542/
Petree674,172/
Poiret674,122/
Petrey672,551/
Perris672,400/
Peyret671,844/
Petres67954/
Peresh67951/
Pourre67925/
Parrey67749/
Pehare67666/
Peyres67588/
Perrio67489/
Perroy67481/
Pehere67413/
Peires67409/
Petrei67390/
Pherri67370/
Peerez67367/
Pairez67350/
Pürrer67348/
Pairet67321/
Pitrey67304/
Peress67295/
Pitrez67260/
Pereap67227/
Pearey67218/
Paires67211/
Poirey67210/
Peiret67210/
Paitre67186/
Poirer67182/
Pirher67169/
Pihera67163/
Payere67163/
Poiree67147/
Phaire67146/
Pihery67144/
Paieri67141/
Pirett67137/
Pijera67125/
Perzee67123/
Perțea67118/
Pirrit67112/
Perezz6782/
Perray6781/
Petred6779/
Pihier6776/
Pitret6775/
Parree6774/
Pitres6770/
Perech6769/
Petrez6761/
Perroj6758/
Peaire6757/
Peetre6755/
Purrey6755/
Perett6753/
Peurey6753/
Pijare6751/
Pyorre6749/
Peyreh6748/
Peijer6744/
Petret6743/
Peired6742/
Pereez6740/
Peyare6740/
Peresz6740/
Peuret6739/
Pheres6736/
Pfarre6736/
Perrit6735/
Peitre6735/
Perroi6735/
Pittre6734/
Peyree6732/
Pherez6731/
Peeres6731/
Pairee6731/
Pierza6730/
Perhes6730/
Pesret6729/
Peirez6727/
Pirets6727/
Peerey6726/
Perezs6723/
Perroa6723/
Pairei6721/
Pettre6721/
Parrea6720/
Pereas6720/
Pireth6720/
Pirris6719/
Perrys6719/
Pperez6717/
Pereij6717/
Perest6715/
Peyrey6715/
Pherer6714/
Pereis6714/
Perees6714/
Peyire6714/
Piorry6714/
Pietrz6714/
Phirer6713/
Perhed6712/
Pieray6712/
Poiyer6712/
Peiera6711/
Paiyer6711/
Pereaz6710/
Paijer6710/
Pajere6710/
Pietry6710/
Phiree6710/
Pirees679/
Peytre679/
Pereat679/
Perije679/
Peirer679/
Pauere679/
Pitree678/
Petreň678/
Perhey678/
Poitre678/
Pherry677/
Perrry677/
Piyera677/
Peerri677/
Poirei677/
Pearee677/
Pieira677/
Perriy677/
Peirri677/
Peares676/
Piires676/
Pihire676/
Perriz676/
Piress676/
Pieriz676/
Peuere676/
Perrai676/
Paeree676/
Piresh675/
P'Erez675/
Phirej675/
Pujere675/
Pawere675/
Phirry675/
Perrij675/
Perryd675/
Poires674/
Parrei674/
Peyere674/
Piyeri674/
Phirri674/
Pireis674/
Ppires674/
Pieyra674/
Peredz674/
Pairer674/
Peredt673/
Pejare673/
Pearry673/
Payire673/
Poirea673/
Piérri673/
Piéret673/
Powere672/
Poiier672/
Perezp672/
Piyore672/
Pihert672/
Pireer672/
Pirest672/
Pieher672/
Peirey672/
Peread672/
Pesrea672/
Poerry672/
Peirry672/
Perraj672/
Pierio672/
Pireet672/
Peirra672/
Purree672/
Piresd672/
Pérrez672/
Pièret672/
Poirri672/
Poerea672/
Petrée672/
Pieraj672/
Pereid672/
Pesrez672/
Parrée672/
Peerra672/
Paiare672/
Paiure672/
Pheree672/
Phires671/
Pieroy671/
Pairra671/
Pperry671/
Poeree671/
Poiera671/
Pojere671/
Pearje671/
Peatre671/
Peerhe671/
Peerry671/
Peiree671/
Peireh671/
Puurre671/
Pujire671/
Pparre671/
Perryi671/
Perryy671/
Perzea671/
Pharre671/
Petreh671/
Pieara671/
Pirray671/
Pirruy671/
Pithre671/
Pitrea671/
Pjeire671/
Piirey671/
Paired671/
Pairey671/
Paerry671/
Pereiz671/
Pouere671/
Perrri671/
Pieiri671/
Pireas671/
Peirea671/
Pairea671/
Pógere671/
Pereds671/
Péerez671/
Peérez671/
Peĭrez671/
Peutre671/
Pietré671/
Pietrí671/
Pijore671/
Pierit671/
Peareh671/
Peerea671/
Peered671/
Perrúa671/
Perșea671/
Perezt671/
Pergej671/
Perhet671/
Perhez671/
Pereyd671/
Ìpurre671/
Pirrip671/
Pirrys671/
Pitreț671/
Piètre671/
Poirez671/
Poireé671/
Poirra671/
Pëerez671/
Bperez671/
Pirraa671/
Pirech671/
Pearez671/
Piãera671/
Pearge671/
Pierai671/
Poyere671/
Phetre671/
Pijjer671/
Pererr671/
Pereyh671/
Pereys671/
Paisre671/
Peirei671/
Peeree670/
Pearet670/
Perehs670/
Poyier670/
Pitreh670/
Pferry670/
Pearra670/
Piertt670/
Pyeres670/
Payier670/
Pearea670/

Pierre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pierre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻴﻴﺮabyyr-
Pierre in the Arabic language
لبيارlbyar-
ببيارbbyar-
بييارbyyar-
بييرbyyr-
بيارbyar-

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