Pierssens Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pierssens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pierssens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
France191:3,495,933219,029
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Pierssens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pierssens is found most in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pierssens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pierssens live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pierssens is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 132,145. In Belgium Pierssens is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 70 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 26 percent live and Walloon Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Belgium it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Pierssens Last Name Statistics demography

Pierssens earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning $43,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piersens940/
Persens88985/
Pirsens8829/
Persense825/
Pearsens820/
Piercens820/
Persensce781/
Pergens75147/
Persins7530/
Perzens7522/
Persyns755/
Percens752/
Persenz751/
Perséns751/
Persence71348/
Presgens711/
Prezens63182/
Pergins6311/
Purcens635/
Pregens631/
Perjöns631/
Perzins631/
Pircins630/
Percins630/
Perzence5914/
Prezense593/
Phregens591/
Percence591/
Pearcence560/

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Pierssens Reference & Research

Pierssens DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pierssens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Pierssens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis