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

Piessens occurs most in Belgium. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piessens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piessens is the 304,881st most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,867,589 people. The last name Piessens is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Piessens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Piessens is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 1,019 people, or 1 in 11,282. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent live, Walloon Region, where 2 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Belgium Piessens occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Piessens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Piessens last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the 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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