Pirenne Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Pirenne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirenne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5921:19,4202,993
Luxembourg571:10,1851,737
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pirenne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirenne is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirenne? popularity and diffusion

Pirenne is the 480,521st most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pirenne live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Pirenne is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 19,420. In Belgium Pirenne is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 81 percent live, Flemish Region, where 10 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Belgium Pirenne occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirienne931/
Purenne86101/
Perenne8643/
Pérenne861/
Piren83412/
Prene8326/
Pirne833/
Perennes80917/
Perennez8067/
Pérennes803/
Perienne801/
Pirner772,044/
Pirnes771,350/
Pieren77842/
Pirnea77244/
Pierne77198/
Preney77182/
Peiren77145/
Prenje7728/
Pirien7724/
Pairen7717/
Pyrene7714/
Pitren7710/
Puiren777/
Piroen776/
Phiren776/
Pirney772/
Pireng772/
Pirren771/
Pirneu771/
Poiren771/
Pirnei771/
Pirnez771/
Pirzen771/
Phrene771/
Piresn771/
Pirnna771/
Pirneh771/
Pireen771/
Prenea771/
Prenei771/
Pirnej771/
Prenee771/
Pairne770/
Pyrnne770/
Pernne770/
Piernn770/
Perrennes753/
Pirn73133/
Peremne71472/
Poireng7164/
Pieroen7146/
Pierren7138/
Perinne7128/
Pirness7127/
Prehenn7120/
Perenna7115/
Peireng719/
Peirent718/
Pierien717/
Pierney716/
Pairent712/
Poirien711/
Prenhee711/
Piereen711/
Paireng711/
Peränne711/
Perrenn711/
Pernner711/
Perenni711/
Périnne711/
Piernei711/
Pairien711/
Pairren710/
Phirney710/
Pairnes710/
Poirner710/
Phreney710/
Perengue674,949/
Peren672,990/
Pirna671,121/
Perne671,107/
Purne67601/
Pirin67504/
Pyren6792/
Pirni6788/
Pirná6742/
Pirný6741/
Piern6728/
Pernn6717/
Prenh6715/
Pérennès6713/
Pirem678/
Pairn677/
Pfaireni677/
Pirenova676/
Pierienė675/
Pernnett675/
Perennis675/
Pirny674/
Peirn673/
Pyrne672/
Poirn672/
Perennès671/
Piryn671/
Pärne671/
Petrynne671/
Prhen670/
Pirnk670/
Perrinne670/
Perinney670/

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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 Pirenne
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