Pizarro Surname
Approximately 147,855 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 53,997 | 1:326 | 58 |
| Peru | 20,284 | 1:1,567 | 258 |
| Argentina | 15,055 | 1:2,839 | 359 |
| Spain | 11,988 | 1:3,900 | 482 |
| United States | 7,363 | 1:49,227 | 5,968 |
| Mexico | 5,231 | 1:23,729 | 1,709 |
| Bolivia | 5,098 | 1:2,082 | 380 |
| Colombia | 4,799 | 1:9,955 | 1,052 |
| Philippines | 4,743 | 1:21,345 | 2,697 |
| Ecuador | 4,219 | 1:3,770 | 641 |
| Costa Rica | 3,903 | 1:1,225 | 218 |
| Angola | 2,958 | 1:9,124 | 1,120 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,235 | 1:1,588 | 184 |
| Venezuela | 1,568 | 1:19,263 | 1,413 |
| Brazil | 1,095 | 1:195,502 | 7,531 |
| Portugal | 670 | 1:15,550 | 1,171 |
| Uruguay | 288 | 1:11,916 | 1,339 |
| Canada | 263 | 1:140,097 | 14,419 |
| Dominican Republic | 239 | 1:43,652 | 2,309 |
| Panama | 238 | 1:16,438 | 1,190 |
| France | 234 | 1:283,858 | 43,588 |
| Cuba | 229 | 1:50,318 | 2,053 |
| Nicaragua | 228 | 1:26,408 | 1,081 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| Paraguay | 94 | 1:76,987 | 1,954 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Gibraltar | 57 | 1:596 | 89 |
| Italy | 50 | 1:1,223,134 | 75,323 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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).
Pizarro Demographics
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pizarro in the Russian language | ||
| Пизарро | pizarro | - |
| Pizarro in the Arabic language | ||
| بيزارو | byzarw | - |
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