Pieternella Surname

208,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Curaçao
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Pieternella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pieternella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Curaçao1,8331:8631
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Aruba231:4,499638
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pieternella (556) may also be a first name.

Pieternella Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pieternella is more commonly found in Curaçao than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pieternella? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,113th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,665,768 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Pieternella live; 94 percent live in Caribbean and 93 percent live in Batavo-Caribbean. Pieternella is also the 356,749th most common given name worldwide It is held by 556 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Curaçao, where it is borne by 1,833 people, or 1 in 86. Outside of Curaçao this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and Aruba, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pieternella
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