Pirow Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Pirow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pirów (6) are calculated separately.

Pirow (15) may also be a first name.

Pirow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirow is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pirów. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Pirow live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 15 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Pirow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pirow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pirow last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pirow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pirow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.28% more than the national average, earning R 326,232 per year and in United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirów936/
Pierow9120/
Peirow9113/
Pitrow916/
Pairow914/
Pirrow913/
Pirowa911/
Phairow8314/
Pierrow832/
Peitrow831/
Poitrow831/
Pirov8015,877/
Perow80170/
Purow8033/
Pirof8029/
Piraw804/
Pirob802/
Preow801/
Pyrow800/
Poitrows771/
Pirova7316,066/
Perrow731,313/
Pitrov73325/
Piroev73142/
Pirgov73132/
Pitrof73114/
Perowa7352/
Perzow7352/
Peyrow7329/
Peirov7328/
Pierov7322/
Payrow7322/
Piorov7318/
Pairov7312/
Pairaw7311/
Pätrow7310/
Perowe739/
Piroff738/
Peruow734/
Purrow731/
Pirhov731/
Pitrów731/
Pirovz731/
Piroiv731/
Piroov731/
Perhow731/
Pieraw730/
Peroew730/
Pearow730/
Pearrow67343/
Pitroff67144/
Pirgova67116/
Pittrof6786/
Pettrow6745/
Pairova6740/
Piorova6736/
Peirova6713/
Piroeff6710/
Poitraw679/
Perrowe672/
Pfirova671/
Pherrow671/
Bpğirov671/
Perrows671/
Peiroff671/
Peroiwe671/

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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 Pirow
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