Piscator Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Piscator Surname User-submission:

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Piscator is Latin for Fisher. It is an example of this practice.

Piscator Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Piscator Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Piscator is Latin for Fisher. It is an example of this practice.

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Piscator Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piscator is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Piscator click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piscator? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Piscator occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Piscator are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 149,193. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found, Värmland County, where 18 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Piscator Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piscator has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Piscator last name decreased 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phiscator9415/
Piscatore948/
Piskator8887/
Pescator883/
Pescatore822,931/
Pishchatar781/
Peccator7511/
Peskator7510/
Pecatore752/
Pesatore751/
Piszkátor7128/
Pikostore711/
Pedcatore711/
Pekator671/
Piškátor631/
Piškátorová536/
Pekatar533/

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