Piérard Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Piérard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 226 | 1:50,870 | 8,310 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Pierard (3,556) & Pièrard (12) are calculated separately.
Piérard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Piérard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Piérard is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Pierard or Pièrard. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Piérard? popularity and diffusion
It is the 998,609th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Piérard reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 50,870. In Belgium it is most common in: Walloon Region, where 92 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierard | 95 | 3,556 | / |
| Pièrard | 95 | 12 | / |
| Piérrard | 93 | 1 | / |
| Piérar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Piérart | 86 | 71 | / |
| Pierrard | 80 | 3,087 | / |
| Pierards | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pieraerd | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pieraird | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pierar | 77 | 52 | / |
| Pierart | 71 | 711 | / |
| Pietrar | 71 | 111 | / |
| Pierrar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pierord | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pièrart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pierrart | 67 | 115 | / |
| Pieraert | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pierarts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Piirahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pietrzar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pieror | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pietreyr | 53 | 4 | / |
| Pierreyre | 50 | 10 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piérard
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