Piorek Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Piorek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piorek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1401:575,03946,885
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Poland871:436,88245,306
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
France111:6,038,429280,838
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Piórek (17) are calculated separately.

Piorek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piorek is most common in Germany. It can also appear as: Piórek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piorek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 695,980th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Piorek are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Piorek is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 575,039. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Poland, where 21 percent reside.

Piorek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piorek surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piorek earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.53% more than the national average, earning R 298,296 per year and in United States they earn 72.77% more than the national average, earning $74,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piórek9417/
Pijorek9252/
Pioreck9242/
Piorrek9235/
Pirek91689/
Piorreck8620/
Pirzek8342/
Pierek8321/
Piárek831/
Pireke831/
Pirekh831/
Piereck7758/
Pajorek7747/
Peitrek772/
Piotryk772/
Pierrek771/
Phireak771/
Piatrek771/
Pieriek771/
Pijarek771/
Piotrec771/
Perek733,235/
Pyrek732,904/
Pírek73345/
Pirik73233/
Pirec73108/
Pirex7314/
Pýrek7311/
Piryk7310/
Pirekova7110/
Piotrzyk711/
Pierik671,824/
Pereke67409/
Pirike6766/
Pesrek6758/
Peyrek6748/
Perekh6745/
Pirikh6729/
Pirick6726/
Pirrik6723/
Pereck6717/
Peiryk6715/
Pyrrek6715/
Pairik676/
Perzek676/
Phirik675/
Pyrzek674/
Pyreck673/
Pierec673/
Pirzyk673/
Pyorik672/
Pytrek671/
Piorjkova671/
Piresq671/
Peorik671/
Peirec671/
Peirik671/
Perekt671/
Perezk671/
Pearek670/

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