Pious Surname

153,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Pious Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pious Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0801:164,02110,259
India7381:1,039,38443,394
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Pious (5,911) may also be a first name.

Pious Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pious (Arabic: تقيا, Marathi: पीओस, Oriya: ପିୟୁସ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pious? popularity and diffusion

It is the 153,214th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,539,215 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Pious are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 86,509th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 5,911 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,080 people, or 1 in 164,021. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Imo, where 9 percent are found, Kaduna, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Pious occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Ghana, where 17 percent are found.

Pious Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pious last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piňous9115/
Opious914/
Pius89136,774/
Payious833/
Peios80386/
Piňos80356/
Piush80239/
Paios80173/
Piuse80161/
Pihus8087/
Pijus8066/
Pihos8039/
Piusz8016/
Pieus8016/
Poius8014/
Peous8010/
Piuss8010/
Pyous808/
Peius804/
Puius804/
Piouz802/
Piuys802/
Phius802/
Piust801/
Poyus801/
Pițus801/
Piňus801/
Piuus801/
Pijos801/
Ppius801/
Piejos73285/
Pijoos73264/
Pijush7391/
Pohjus7316/
Piejus7312/
Pihhus738/
Pauius734/
Payius734/
Peouss733/
Paiyus732/
Pagius732/
Pijusz732/
Piusse731/
Pehius731/
Piusch731/
Pajius731/
Poiuhs731/
Poyush731/
Pogius731/
Paijos731/
Phijos731/
Phihos731/
Peeous731/
Pegius730/
Piňousová719/
Peos67268/
Piuz6779/
Pyus6752/
Péus6713/
Pihusch678/
Piusová675/
Pjos674/
Phaijus671/
Peyouse671/

Pious Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pious in the Marathi language
पीओसpi'osa-
Pious in the Oriya language
ପିୟୁସpiyusa75
ପୀୟୁସpiyusa25
Pious in the Arabic language
تقياtqya-

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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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  • 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 Pious
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