Piscaer Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Piscaer Surname User-submission:

'Piscaer" comes from 'pescado', Spanish for 'fish'. The name originated in Mechelen (Malines), in Spanish-occupied Belgium, and is first seen in 1638 as 'Piscart'. All carriers of the surname are descended from Jan Piscart(m. c.1636). The name spread to the Netherlands through the immigration of Pierre Joseph Jean Piscaer to the Netherlands in c.

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Piscaer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1811:93,29915,307
Belgium431:267,36432,244
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Piscaer Surname Meaning

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'Piscaer" comes from 'pescado', Spanish for 'fish'. The name originated in Mechelen (Malines), in Spanish-occupied Belgium, and is first seen in 1638 as 'Piscart'. All carriers of the surname are descended from Jan Piscart(m. c.1636). The name spread to the Netherlands through the immigration of Pierre Joseph Jean Piscaer to the Netherlands in c.1855.

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Piscaer Last Name Facts

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

Piscaer is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piscaer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Piscaer reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 93,299. In The Netherlands Piscaer is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 21 percent reside, North Brabant, where 20 percent reside and North Holland, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Piscaer Last Name Statistics demography

Piscaer earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.45% less than the national average, earning R 132,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Pickaert80146/
Piscoyer801/
Picaes771/
Picquaert758/
Piskier719/
Pijađer715/
Pikaert710/
Pescheur6792/
Pescayre6766/
Pyckaert6750/
Picoe6723/
Pikae673/

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