Piñar Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Piñar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piñar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica4411:10,839523
Spain711:658,47929,555
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pinar (4,352), Píñar (1) & Piñár (1) are calculated separately.

Piñar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piñar is found in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Pinar, Píñar or Piñár. For other possible spellings of Piñar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piñar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 536,164th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Piñar live; 73 percent live in Central America and 73 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

It is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 10,839. In Costa Rica Piñar is mostly found in: Guanacaste Province, where 50 percent reside, San José Province, where 17 percent reside and Puntarenas Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Costa Rica it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinar934,352/
Píñar931/
Piñár931/
Pioñar912/
Piñare911/
Peiñar911/
Paiñar911/
Peñar8077/
Piñor802/
Pinard7311,262/
Pinjar7310,139/
Pinart73385/
Peañar73338/
Pignar73205/
Poinar73171/
Pingar73112/
Pienar7392/
Pinare7359/
Peinar7341/
Pinear7334/
Pimjar7330/
Pinhar7316/
Peñart7313/
Pinaar7310/
Pinajr737/
Painar735/
Pisnar735/
Pinyar732/
Pinair732/
Peñear731/
Puinar731/
Piñeir731/
Pitnar731/
Piniar730/
Pienaar6741,178/
Pignard671,817/
Pinjare67872/
Poinard67572/
Pinaire67350/
Phinjar6753/
Pinhard6744/
Pinyard6741/
Piniard6720/
Pinahar6720/
Pinyart6720/
Pignart6719/
Pinhart6717/
Pignare6714/
Phingar6714/
Poinart6713/
Pinjhar6710/
Pinjair678/
Piniarz676/
Poingar675/
Pinjaar674/
Pienarr674/
Pingear674/
Peinaar673/
Paisnar672/
Peaniar672/
Peañiar671/
Painiar671/
Painyar671/
Pinaurd671/
Pinhyar671/
Pinaare671/
Pinhiar671/
Painhar671/
Painjar671/
Peinard671/
Painard671/
Peniard670/
Peniart670/
Pittnar670/
Poinear670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Piñar
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