Piessens Surname

304,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Piessens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piessens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,0191:11,2821,650
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
France351:1,897,792163,564
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Piessens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piessens has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piessens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 304,881st most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. The surname Piessens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Piessens are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,019 people, or 1 in 11,282. In Belgium Piessens is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Piessens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Piessens surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Piessens earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 179.43% more than the national average, earning $120,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piesssens941/
Pissens93178/
Piesens9329/
Paessens88334/
Peussens889/
Peyssens884/
Pesens8619/
Peusens80247/
Pietens80209/
Paesens8046/
Piesins8011/
Puisens802/
Pessenz801/
Pessins801/
Pissins801/
Piens771,287/
Paehsens753/
Pieyns71102/
Pesins714/
Picens714/
Pecens713/
Pusens711/
Phiens710/
Paeßens67510/
Paijens6782/
Piheyns6713/
Pichens6712/
Pajsens671/
Pietins671/
Pechens671/

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Piessens 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 Piessens
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