Piña Surname

3,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Piña Surname Definition:

From the latin "pinea" - pine cone.

Could come from the latin "pinna" meaning the merlons on a battlement, or a sharp pointed object. The general meaning, however, is plow shear.

Catalan name.

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Piña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico89,8481:1,382212
Venezuela48,1041:628121
Dominican Republic8,8741:1,176189
Chile8,3891:2,100376
Cuba6,4251:1,793268
Peru5,4331:5,850921
Colombia4,6791:10,2101,065
Argentina1,4211:30,0802,532
Costa Rica8481:5,637407
Uruguay2921:11,7531,326
Spain2561:182,62512,827
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Puerto Rico1311:27,100840
Philippines1131:895,91381,345
Guatemala701:229,7524,015
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Panama131:300,9437,078
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Pina (98,604), Pińa (3), Piñá (3), Píña (2) & Pína (69) are calculated separately.

Piña (121) may also be a first name.

Piña Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the latin "pinea" - pine cone.

Could come from the latin "pinna" meaning the merlons on a battlement, or a sharp pointed object. The general meaning, however, is plow shear.

Catalan name.

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

User-submitted Reference

Pina means 'pineapple' in Spanish.

- geminisyn

Piña Last Name Facts

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

Piña (Bengali: পিনা, Georgian: პინა, Hindi: पीना, Marathi: पीना, Oriya: ପିନା) is found most in Mexico. It can occur as: Pina, Pińa, Piñá, Píña or Pína. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piña? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,212th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 41,617 people. The last name Piña occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Piña are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 121 people.

This surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 89,848 people, or 1 in 1,382. In Mexico Piña is most numerous in: México, where 24 percent are found, Mexico City, where 11 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 8 percent are found. Beside Mexico Piña is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 27 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent are found.

Piña Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piña has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piña Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Piña earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 26.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,170 per year and in Colombia they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $20,853,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pina9298,604/
Pińa923/
Piñá923/
Píña922/
Piñga89127/
Piñea8927/
Piñaa894/
Piñaz893/
Piñay891/
Piñat891/
Ppiña891/
Pína8369/
Piñats8020/
Piño75385/
Pèña758/
Piñó753/
Péña753/
Pêña751/
Pinga676,048/
Pinas674,903/
Paina673,390/
Pinat672,288/
Pinha671,587/
Piona67713/
Penia67713/
Pinya67561/
Pinia67548/
Pigna67541/
Pinay67540/
Pinah67398/
Pinau67389/
Pinai67352/
Pinea67308/
Pinja67308/
Pitna67286/
Piena67279/
Pinoa67265/
Phina67183/
Pinaz67130/
Poina6788/
Peina6785/
Piñot6766/
Pința6763/
Puina6754/
Pinap6746/
Piñho6739/
Pisna6721/
Ppina6710/
Piños679/
Peñaz678/
Payña677/
Pinaj677/
Pinaa674/
Pfina674/
Vpina673/
Pinad673/
Pimha673/
Piñoz673/
Peñaa673/
Peñia672/
Pihño672/
Pihna672/
Pinaß672/
Peñaç671/
Peñad671/
Paiño671/
Peñea671/
Puiño671/
Pénia671/
Pinaś671/
Piñgo671/
Piñeo671/
Pinða671/

Piña Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piña in the Marathi language
पीनाpina98.53
पीणाpina1.47
Piña in the Bengali language
পিনাpina91.67
পিনpina8.33
Piña in the Georgian language
პინაpina85.71
ფინაpina14.29
Piña in the Oriya language
ପିନାpina85.26
ପିନpina7.37
ପୀନାpina5.26
ସିଂହsinha1.05
ପୀନpina1.05
Piña in the Hindi language
पीनाpina64.99
पिनाpina33.82
पीनpina0.66
पीणाpina0.27
वीनाvina0.13
पिणाpina0.13

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Piña Reference & Research

Pina DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pina FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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