Pius Surname

4,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pius Surname User-submission:

More typically the province of Siena and especially of Grosseto, in Grosseto, Arcidosso and Castel del Piano, Pio strains between Turin and Cuneo, in Liguria, in the area that includes the Roman amphitheater, Frosinone, the Aquila and iserniese, nell'avellinese and Foggia, with presence also in Salento and Calabria, should come from the fact that the founder was called Pius, exists as a surname in Roman Latin, or directly Pius; prominent figure was the captain Giberto Pio da Carpi, Lord of Carpi, Sassuolo, Casinalbo, Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Spezzano, Soliera and Brandola, Alberto III Pio of Savoy (1472-1530).

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Pius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania64,7441:81899
Nigeria55,4931:3,192434
Kenya4,6361:9,9611,269
Papua New Guinea3,9171:2,08280
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
Malaysia1,2331:23,9212,164
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Namibia7391:3,260563
India7011:1,094,24445,062
Indonesia4871:271,55924,530
United States3841:943,90370,502
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Cameroon2931:70,8848,899
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Poland1881:202,17426,943
United Arab Emirates1151:79,6727,295
England1131:493,08031,588
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Canada441:837,40065,151
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Australia311:870,82953,581
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
France241:2,767,613196,808
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Gambia91:213,717372
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Oman71:526,8535,771
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Pius (265,081) may also be a first name.

Pius Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

More typically the province of Siena and especially of Grosseto, in Grosseto, Arcidosso and Castel del Piano, Pio strains between Turin and Cuneo, in Liguria, in the area that includes the Roman amphitheater, Frosinone, the Aquila and iserniese, nell'avellinese and Foggia, with presence also in Salento and Calabria, should come from the fact that the founder was called Pius, exists as a surname in Roman Latin, or directly Pius; prominent figure was the captain Giberto Pio da Carpi, Lord of Carpi, Sassuolo, Casinalbo, Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Spezzano, Soliera and Brandola, Alberto III Pio of Savoy (1472-1530).The surname Pii seems decidedly Tuscan widespread in the provinces of Siena and Grosseto. It could come from the personal name Pius, especially from Latin form of the name, Pius-Pii, which means "one who nourishes deep compassion for others"; or even "person who manifests great religion". As with other surnames in Tuscany and central Italy (see for example that Lucii in Tuscany to fall in double i- generated Lights surname, or last name Patrizii present in Rome hence the surname Patrizi, widespread in Lazio in Umbria and the Marches) is a form cognominale (a surname) conservative double -i- the Latin genitive. In many cases, the final -i- was in the past replaced by -J-.source: http://www.ganino.com/cognomi_italiani_p

- brunopio

Italian and Spanish (Pío): from the personal name, Italian Pio, Spanish Pío, meaning 'pious', 'devout' (Latin Pius), or from a nickname with the same meaning. Danish: from a French family name, De Piou.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

- brunopio

Pius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pius (Hindi: पीउस, Marathi: पीयूस, Oriya: ପିଉସ, Russian: Пиус, Tibetan: པི་འུས་) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,112th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 53,282 people. The surname Pius occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pius live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,971st most commonly used forename globally, held by 265,081 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 64,744 people, or 1 in 818. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 9 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 9 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Pius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pius last name rose 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 11,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pius Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Pius surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pius earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.37% less than the national average, earning R 84,660 per year; in United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $50,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pious892,870/
Piush89239/
Piuse89161/
Pihus8987/
Pijus8966/
Piusz8916/
Pieus8916/
Poius8914/
Piuss8910/
Puius894/
Peius894/
Piuys892/
Phius892/
Piuus891/
Ppius891/
Piňus891/
Pițus891/
Piust891/
Piu866,631/
Pijush8091/
Piňous8015/
Piejus8012/
Pihhus808/
Pauius804/
Payius804/
Opious804/
Pagius802/
Paiyus802/
Pijusz802/
Pogius801/
Poiuhs801/
Pajius801/
Piusch801/
Piusse801/
Pehius801/
Pegius800/
Puiu7513,714/
Peiu751,179/
Piou75901/
Pihu75568/
Piut75415/
Pițu75184/
Piju75149/
Piud75124/
Piua75110/
Piuz7579/
Poiu7561/
Pyus7552/
Pieu7530/
Piuh7522/
Péus7513/
Phiu759/
Piue756/
Piux756/
Pișu754/
Piuy752/
Pfiu752/
Pjiu752/
Pi'u751/
Ppiu751/
Vpiu751/
Pihusch738/
Piusová735/
Payious733/
Phaijus731/
Pujos672,788/
Puyos671,583/
Phieu67687/
Peios67386/
Piňos67356/
Pieau67203/
Paios67173/
Pijut67167/
Pagiu67137/
Pihut67118/
Poiou6798/
Păiuș6778/
Pihau6771/
Peyus6744/
Pihos6739/
Peiju6735/
Pijui6731/
Paiyu6730/
Peiyu6724/
Pijou6719/
Pajiu6718/
Pihui6718/
Păiuş6718/
Puyus6716/
Pyhus6711/
Puhiu6711/
Puiju6711/
Peous6710/
Piohu6710/
Pegiu6710/
Phiup679/
Pjuss679/
Pyous678/
Opiou678/
Pujós676/
Puiyu675/
Piuce675/
Puiut675/
Poiyu675/
Piňusová675/
Pieyu675/
Pyuss674/
Pyush674/
Peaus674/
Pehus674/
Piuch674/
Pihou674/
Piutz673/
Pejus673/
Poiuy673/
Paiju672/
Phiut672/
Pijau672/
Phiju672/
Piouz672/
Pihuy672/
Phyus672/
Pijuc671/
Piutt671/
Pijos671/
Piaou671/
Pijju671/
Pihuh671/
Pioui671/
Pițuc671/
Piuha671/
Poiux671/
Pogiu671/
Péjus671/
Poyus671/
Peihu671/
Ppieu671/
Pijiu671/
Peiuc671/
Pieou670/

Pius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pius in the Tibetan language
པི་འུས་piü-
Pius in the Oriya language
ପିଉସpi'usa80.35
ପିୟୁସpiyusa11.79
ପିଉସ୍pi'us3.06
ପିଉଶ୍pi'us0.44
ତିଡୁtidu0.44
Pius in the Hindi language
पीउसpi'usa41.67
पिउसpi'usa41.67
पीऊसpi'usa8.33
पीयूषpiyusa4.17
पिऊसpi'usa4.17
Pius in the Marathi language
पीयूसpiyusa40
पीउसpi'usa40
पीऊसpi'usa20
Pius in the Russian language
Пиусpius-

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Pius Reference & Research

Dictionary Entry - Definition in Dictionary of American Family Names.

Cognomi Italiani - Details of the origins, in Italian,

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