Piriou Surname

124,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Piriou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piriou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,5311:18,8112,128
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Guernsey221:2,929767
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Piriou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piriou occurs most in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Piriou.

How Common Is The Last Name Piriou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,260th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,985,707 people. Piriou occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Piriou live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 3,531 people, or 1 in 18,811. In France Piriou is most numerous in: Brittany, where 42 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 6 percent are found. Excluding France Piriou occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found and Guernsey, where 1 percent are found.

Piriou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Piriou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $41,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirriou921/
Piriu91228/
Periou83442/
Piroiu83136/
Pirius8339/
Piroju8321/
Périou8319/
Piriut831/
Pyriou831/
Piriju831/
Phiroju773/
Pairoju771/
Pirajiu771/
Pierieu770/
Pirju73218/
Periu73187/
Pirău732/
Perius671,039/
Petriu67242/
Periut6798/
Perriu6759/
Pierrieau6748/
Peroju6742/
Peeriu671/
Periju671/
Pireyu671/
Periuć671/
Perieu671/
Peryou671/

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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 Piriou
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