Pirrett Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pirrett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England21:12,187,685173,419

Pirrett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pirrett is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pirrett.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirrett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pirrett is the 3,373,373rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Pirrett reside; 62 percent reside in Australasia and 62 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 323,452. In New Zealand Pirrett is mostly found in: Canterbury Region, where 43 percent are found, Hawke's Bay Region, where 43 percent are found and Otago Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from New Zealand it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Pirrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pirrett has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Pirrett surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pairrett9352/
Pierrett939/
Pirrette933/
Peirrett930/
Pirret92308/
Pirett92137/
Poirrette884/
Pairrette881/
Perrett868,608/
Pierret865,453/
Purrett8677/
Pairett8676/
Pirette8658/
Pirritt8637/
Pierett8627/
Poirret8627/
Pirretz8626/
Pirriet861/
Peirret861/
Pirrete861/
Piret834,343/
Pirre83404/
Perrette801,245/
Poirette80615/
Pearrett802/
Perriett801/
Pairette801/
Pirritte801/
Poirriet801/
Perretts800/
Peurrett800/
Peirette800/
Peireitt800/
Pierre77820,629/
Perret7730,887/
Poiret774,122/
Pirrie771,396/
Pairet77321/
Pieret77310/
Peiret77210/
Pirrit77112/
Pirete7780/
Peirre7779/
Pitret7775/
Perett7753/
Pirres7748/
Pyrett7747/
Purett7727/
Pirets7727/
Purret7722/
Pireth7720/
Poirre777/
Pirrey776/
Pirest772/
Pireet772/
Piriet772/
Pisrre772/
Pairre771/
Pirrei771/
Piorre771/
Piërre771/
Pirrer770/
Pire7310,718/
Perritt712,168/
Perriet71500/
Perette71342/
Pierrie71122/
Piereth7172/
Perreth7155/
Pierrey7138/
Pierree7131/
Perrete7128/
Pierreu7124/
Poirrie7119/
Payrett7110/
Peirest7110/
Poireth7110/
Peretts719/
Perrytt716/
Poirrer715/
Poiriet714/
Phirrie714/
Poirree713/
Pierrre713/
Pherett713/
Poirrez713/
Pierred712/
Pureitt711/
Phierre711/
Petrett711/
Pairete711/
Purritt711/
Perreit711/
Peirrer711/
Pirriot711/
Poirrée711/
Pérette711/
Pairets711/
Perrest710/
Poyrett710/
Puriett710/
Pairrie710/
Perrets710/
Pires67589,331/
Pitre6719,249/
Piere6714,986/
Pirie678,690/
Pirez675,495/
Pirri674,116/
Peret673,669/
Paire672,226/
Perre672,049/
Poire671,978/
Pirra671,707/
Pirer67842/
Pirei67722/
Peire67664/
Pirit67326/
Pireh67305/
Perritte67253/
Puret67180/
Piree67180/
Perriott67175/
Pirge67175/
Pirry67160/
Pirea67157/
Piore67119/
Pireu6772/
Phire6744/
Pirje6732/
Pyret6731/
Peyrette6730/
Pirey6726/
Péret6719/
Pirée678/
Pisre676/
Pirré676/
Pirrè675/
Pirep674/
Pirej673/
Petrette673/
D'Pierre673/
Pyrre673/
Pierriea672/
Pired672/
Pearrest672/
Puire671/
Pijre671/
Pèret671/
Pirrí671/
Payrette671/
Phiritth671/
Piryt671/
Pirhe671/
Pèrre671/
Pairheet671/

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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 Pirrett
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