Pirson Surname

112,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Pirson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,0991:3,710383
France4651:142,84522,009
Netherlands1291:130,90820,305
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
England251:2,228,72284,230
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Marshall Islands171:3,048664
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Pirson (77) may also be a first name.

Pirson Last Name Facts

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

Pirson (Russian: Пирсон) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,786th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,775,285 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pirson reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 77 people.

This last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 3,099 people, or 1 in 3,710. In Belgium Pirson is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live and Flemish Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Pirson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pirson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 165 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pirson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pirson surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pirson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning $42,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pierson9249,626/
Poirson922,501/
Peirson922,089/
Pairson924/
Pirrson922/
Pirsson921/
Pihrson921/
Pirsion921/
Pirsohn921/
Pirsoon921/
Phirson920/
Puirson920/
Piersson8615/
Pierrson868/
Poisrson861/
Peirsson861/
Poirsson861/
Phairson861/
Ppierson860/
Phierson860/
Person8325,400/
Pirsan83107/
Pärson8382/
Pircon8328/
Pirçon832/
Pirsen831/
Pirsun831/
Pyrson831/
Pirzon831/
Pirjon831/
D'Pierson802/
Pirsonova801/
Poirsoine800/
Pearson77241,783/
Persson77119,065/
Pehrson773,438/
Persoon771,721/
Pherson77765/
Peerson77524/
Persohn77497/
Perszon77164/
Persone77124/
Pershon77111/
Pärsson7796/
Persion7757/
Petrson7746/
Piersen7737/
Perrson7727/
Personn7724/
Perhson7717/
Persong7714/
Pirchon779/
Persyon776/
Pesrson773/
Pyorson772/
Pierzon772/
Peurson772/
Persond772/
Peircon771/
Pyrsson771/
Persoin771/
Pirhsan771/
Piersan770/
Peirsen770/
Peirsom770/
Piersun770/
Personne711,478/
Pehrsson711,230/
Perschon71582/
Phearson71103/
Persoone7173/
Phersson7150/
Pearsson7121/
Petrrson715/
Perssion715/
Pearsone713/
Peasrson713/
Peahrson712/
Pearsion712/
Pehrshon712/
Pairsang712/
Ppearson711/
Pearsonh711/
Pearsoon711/
Peherson711/
Perrsson711/
Pershohn711/
Petrsion711/
Pairsian711/
Pairsien711/
Pearscon711/
Peersoon711/
Pirchoon711/
Pettrson710/
Pirschan710/
Pershong710/
Pherrson710/
Pehrsont710/
Pearsosn710/
Persen671,192/
Persan67760/
Persun67356/
Pirjan67204/
Pircan67113/
Perzon67109/
Pirzan6797/
Personová6767/
Perßon6758/
Persom6753/
Peršon6734/
Personova6728/
Persén6721/
Perjon6720/
Percon6718/
Pärsén676/
Persán674/
Pircen672/
Pirsanova671/
Pîrsan671/
Pärzon671/

Pirson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirson in the Russian language
Пирсонpirson-

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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 Pirson
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