Pio Surname

11,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Samoa

Pio Surname User-submission:

More typically the province of Siena and especially of Grosseto, in Grosseto, Arcidosso and Castel del Piano, Pio strains between Turin and Cuneo, in Liguria, in the area that includes the Roman amphitheater, Frosinone, the Aquila and iserniese, nell'avellinese and Foggia, with presence also in Salento and Calabria, should come from the fact that the founder was called Pius, exists as a surname in Roman Latin, or directly Pius; prominent figure was the captain Giberto Pio da Carpi, Lord of Carpi, Sassuolo, Casinalbo, Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Spezzano, Soliera and Brandola, Alberto III Pio of Savoy (1472-1530).

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Pio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil18,9741:11,283642
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Angola4,7331:5,702788
Mexico3,6941:33,6022,066
Philippines2,9331:34,5175,205
Peru1,6451:19,3222,288
United States1,4681:246,90723,520
Italy1,3991:43,7157,856
Portugal8871:11,745970
Indonesia8431:156,87915,328
Cuba8081:14,2611,045
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Papua New Guinea4591:17,7641,785
South Africa4211:128,68815,090
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Kenya4101:112,6349,577
Argentina3801:112,4839,496
Spain3171:147,48310,944
Benin3071:33,6664,393
Solomon Islands2941:1,973159
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
India2781:2,759,22885,175
Uruguay2471:13,8941,569
Guatemala2411:66,7332,508
Fiji2201:4,065748
Zimbabwe2041:75,67811,161
France1801:369,01554,985
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Samoa1621:1,196373
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Guyana1151:6,6281,120
Canada1051:350,91031,754
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Pakistan811:2,205,48020,341
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Ecuador431:369,9039,697
Finland431:127,83012,225
Puerto Rico431:82,5611,470
Australia401:674,89346,030
Cape Verde371:14,315524
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
England311:1,797,35772,927
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Chile191:927,18319,125
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malta181:23,9041,289
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Macau51:120,326534
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Pió (28) & Pío (25) are calculated separately.

Pio (61,059) may also be a first name.

Pio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

More typically the province of Siena and especially of Grosseto, in Grosseto, Arcidosso and Castel del Piano, Pio strains between Turin and Cuneo, in Liguria, in the area that includes the Roman amphitheater, Frosinone, the Aquila and iserniese, nell'avellinese and Foggia, with presence also in Salento and Calabria, should come from the fact that the founder was called Pius, exists as a surname in Roman Latin, or directly Pius; prominent figure was the captain Giberto Pio da Carpi, Lord of Carpi, Sassuolo, Casinalbo, Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Spezzano, Soliera and Brandola, Alberto III Pio of Savoy (1472-1530).The surname Pii seems decidedly Tuscan widespread in the provinces of Siena and Grosseto. It could come from the personal name Pius, especially from Latin form of the name, Pius-Pii, which means "one who nourishes deep compassion for others"; or even "person who manifests great religion". As with other surnames in Tuscany and central Italy (see for example that Lucii in Tuscany to fall in double i- generated Lights surname, or last name Patrizii present in Rome hence the surname Patrizi, widespread in Lazio in Umbria and the Marches) is a form cognominale (a surname) conservative double -i- the Latin genitive. In many cases, the final -i- was in the past replaced by -J-.source: http://www.ganino.com/cognomi_italiani_p

- brunopio

Italian and Spanish (Pío): from the personal name, Italian Pio, Spanish Pío, meaning 'pious', 'devout' (Latin Pius), or from a nickname with the same meaning. Danish: from a French family name, De Piou.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

- brunopio

Pio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pio (Hindi: पीओ, Oriya: ପିଓ) is found most in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant: Pió or Pío. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pio.

How Common Is The Last Name Pio? popularity and diffusion

Pio is the 11,063rd most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 143,563 people. Pio occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pio reside; 42 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 15,641st most common given name world-wide, held by 61,059 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 18,974 people, or 1 in 11,283. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 22 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 22 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 12 percent reside and Angola, where 9 percent reside.

Pio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pio has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pio last name increased 2,368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Pio surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Pio earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.87% less than the national average, earning €21,660 per year; in Peru they earn 28.97% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,770 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.15% more than the national average, earning R 437,604 per year; in Colombia they earn 52.77% more than the national average, earning $34,682,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $44,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pió8928/
Pío8925/
Piot867,153/
Pios861,484/
Pioh86890/
Pijo86612/
Piho86577/
Pioś86374/
Phio86149/
Pioz86144/
Pioy8680/
Piop8626/
Piod8611/
Pioe869/
Pioa869/
Pioo869/
Pieo865/
Ppio862/
Piðo861/
Piňo861/
Pfio861/
Pgio861/
Hpio861/
Pi80346,347/
Pioch754,046/
Poiyo751,101/
Paijo75895/
Pagio75538/
Pogio75524/
Piňos75356/
Paiyo75251/
Piott75155/
Pioth75136/
Puiyo7589/
Pugio7575/
Pihos7539/
Peiyo7529/
Pijot7521/
Pijou7519/
Pojio7517/
Peijo7515/
Poijo7515/
Pihot7514/
Pajio7511/
Pegio7510/
Poyio7510/
Pieho759/
Phijo755/
Pujio755/
Págio754/
Piost754/
Pihou754/
Pioee753/
Payio753/
Pihho753/
Puyio752/
Piosz752/
Phioj751/
Phieo751/
Pioht751/
Pioss751/
Phioa751/
Pijos751/
Phios751/
Piojs751/
Phioh751/
Phiho751/
Ppioj751/
Ppiot751/
Pieou750/
Pei671,063,959/
Phi67103,016/
Pai6768,548/
Pyo6732,948/
Pit6729,859/
Pia6722,686/
Poy675,643/
Pie675,595/
Poi674,710/
Pui674,054/
Pis672,509/
Peo672,333/
Pii671,866/
Poa671,653/
Piz671,175/
Ppi671,134/
Pip67918/
Pih67584/
Pegiou67306/
Pid67282/
Pijoos67264/
Bpi67202/
Piy67122/
Pyi6796/
Poj6779/
Piš6768/
Vpi6744/
Pij6743/
Paijjo6733/
Piț6731/
Peyios6721/
Puiyoe6721/
Piľová6719/
Più6716/
Hpi6716/
Pijova6715/
Piňous6715/
Piá6715/
Pgi6714/
Pjo6712/
Pijoch679/
Pagiou678/
Poî676/
Pfi675/
Piś675/
Pijjou675/
Peujio675/
Poá674/
Pagiuo674/
Pihová673/
Puiova673/
Peijou672/
Piooux672/
Pihova672/
Peijoo672/
Peiyoy672/
Phihos671/
Phijos671/
Paijos671/
Paagio671/
Paijoh671/
Poogio671/
Péo671/
Pià671/
Piå671/
Pið671/
Pougio671/
Paayio671/
Phogio671/
Phaiyo671/
Puijoh671/
Paiyot671/
Paijoo671/

Pio Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pio in the Oriya language
ପିଓpi'o97.92
ପିଓରpi'ora2.08
Pio in the Hindi language
पीओpi'o60
पिाोpiao20
पिओpi'o20

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Pio Reference & Research

Dictionary Entry - Definition in Dictionary of American Family Names.

Cognomi Italiani - Details of the origins, in Italian,

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