Pizarro Surname

3,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Pizarro Surname Definition:

One who produces, or deals in, slate.

Surname found in Asturias, Galicia, and Aragon. The name is a Romanized Basque word meaning slate.

Estremaduran name from Trujillo (Cáceres).

Pizarro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile53,9971:32658
Peru20,2841:1,567258
Argentina15,0551:2,839359
Spain11,9881:3,900482
United States7,3631:49,2275,968
Mexico5,2311:23,7291,709
Bolivia5,0981:2,082380
Colombia4,7991:9,9551,052
Philippines4,7431:21,3452,697
Ecuador4,2191:3,770641
Costa Rica3,9031:1,225218
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Puerto Rico2,2351:1,588184
Venezuela1,5681:19,2631,413
Brazil1,0951:195,5027,531
Portugal6701:15,5501,171
Uruguay2881:11,9161,339
Canada2631:140,09714,419
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Panama2381:16,4381,190
France2341:283,85843,588
Cuba2291:50,3182,053
Nicaragua2281:26,4081,081
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Paraguay941:76,9871,954
England841:663,31038,317
Gibraltar571:59689
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Norway351:146,92218,432
Guam331:4,852643
Sweden311:317,63722,171
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Greece151:738,65380,079
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
India71:109,580,769786,157
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Pízarro (2) are calculated separately.

Pizarro (89) may also be a first name.

Pizarro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who produces, or deals in, slate.

Surname found in Asturias, Galicia, and Aragon. The name is a Romanized Basque word meaning slate.

Estremaduran name from Trujillo (Cáceres).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pizarro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pizarro (Arabic: بيزارو, Russian: Пизарро) occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pízarro. For other potential spellings of Pizarro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pizarro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,794th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 49,288 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pizarro reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,011,231st most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The surname Pizarro is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 53,997 people, or 1 in 326. In Chile Pizarro is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 37 percent live, Coquimbo Region, where 18 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Chile Pizarro occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Pizarro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pizarro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pizarro last name grew 73,630 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pizarro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pizarro last name are 40.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pizarro earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning 332,952 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,155 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $24,337,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $36,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pizarro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pizarro in the Russian language
Пизарроpizarro-
Pizarro in the Arabic language
بيزاروbyzarw-

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