Pirog Surname

131,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Pirog Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirog Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6191:89,02011,133
United States9121:397,43334,820
Belarus3551:26,7644,619
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Poland891:427,06544,572
France631:1,054,329115,549
Kazakhstan491:360,86728,961
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Moldova271:131,90314,519
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Norway81:642,78647,258
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Piróg (4,055) are calculated separately.

Pirog (70) may also be a first name.

Pirog Last Name Facts

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

Pirog (Marathi: िपरोग, Russian: Пирог) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Piróg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirog? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,892nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,127,751 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Pirog are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Pirog is also the 1,162,016th most common first name worldwide, borne by 70 people.

The last name Pirog is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 1,619 people, or 1 in 89,020. In Russia Pirog is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent live, Altai Krai, where 14 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Not including Russia this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Belarus, where 10 percent live.

Pirog Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Pirog last name is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pirog surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pirog earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $47,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piróg934,055/
Pierog91879/
Pirogs9129/
Peirog912/
Piroog911/
Pirogue8314/
Pierrog831/
Purog80709/
Pirok80245/
Pirag80165/
Perog8092/
Pirug8016/
Piroc806/
Pyrog804/
Pirox802/
Pirogová7717/
Pirogowa7711/
Pieróg731,931/
Piroux73811/
Pirags73114/
Pirook7359/
Pairag7341/
Pierug7339/
Pihrag7326/
Pirock7325/
Piragh7324/
Pierok7322/
Phirag7312/
Pitrok735/
Pirouc733/
Petrog732/
Pirrok732/
Peerog731/
Pairoc731/
Pirróg731/
Pitrox731/
Pioroc731/
Poirox731/
Pirogkova717/
Pairoux67613/
Poiroux67551/
Puiroux67208/
Peiroux6714/
Phairag6711/
Peirags678/
Pirhagh672/
Pierokc671/
Pirosck671/
Pirague671/
Perogue671/
Pitrosk671/
Pierroc671/
Peitrok671/

Pirog Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirog in the Marathi language
िपरोगiparoga-
Pirog in the Russian language
Пирогpirog-

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Footnotes

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