Piñeiro Surname

15,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Piñeiro Surname Definition:

Found in Galicia. Name of several villages near Mondonedo, Compostela, Tuy, Santiago, and Astorga. Derived from latin "pineta" - the common pine tree. Also found in form of surname Pineyro.

Dialectical variation of "piñero" meaning a seller of pines.

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Piñeiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain16,1951:2,887339
Cuba6,3021:1,828274
Argentina5,9021:7,242720
Venezuela1,5571:19,3991,418
Mexico1,5211:81,6083,398
Uruguay1,3741:2,498294
Chile6571:26,8141,539
Puerto Rico5531:6,420395
Ecuador4471:35,5844,028
Dominican Republic2621:39,8202,154
Peru1511:210,4919,496
Paraguay1311:55,2421,546
Colombia1071:446,4876,687
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Costa Rica541:88,5201,588
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Panama161:244,5166,353
England81:6,964,757184,742
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
France51:13,284,544357,392
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Pineiro (5,869), Píñeiro (1), Pîñeiro (1) & Pìñeiro (1) are calculated separately.

Piñeiro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Galicia. Name of several villages near Mondonedo, Compostela, Tuy, Santiago, and Astorga. Derived from latin "pineta" - the common pine tree. Also found in form of surname Pineyro.

Dialectical variation of "piñero" meaning a seller of pines.

See Pineda, Pinilla, Pino.

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

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname; the coat of arms is a tower next to a tree.

- panti20

Piñeiro Last Name Facts

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

Piñeiro (Arabic: بينيرو) is found most in Spain. It may also occur as a variant: Pineiro, Píñeiro, Pîñeiro or Pìñeiro. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piñeiro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,720th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 205,625 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Piñeiro reside; 46 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 16,195 people, or 1 in 2,887. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 75 percent reside, Madrid, where 5 percent reside and Catalonia, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Spain this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

Piñeiro Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Piñeiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 116.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,893 per year and in Colombia they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $25,037,700 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pineiro955,869/
Píñeiro951/
Pîñeiro951/
Pìñeiro951/
Piñeiroa9380/
Piñheiro9365/
Piñieiro933/
Piñero9245,136/
Piñiro9210/
Piñeir921/
Piñeyro865,496/
Piñeira86535/
Peñeiro869/
Piñhero865/
Piñairo865/
Piñiero864/
Piñerio862/
Peiñero862/
Pieniro861/
Piñereo861/
Piñyero861/
Pyñeiro861/
Piñer8376/
Piñro831/
Pinheiro80639,752/
Piñeyroa8023/
Pineiroa8016/
Pinneiro8011/
Piñeirua809/
Pinieiro807/
Pioneiro807/
Pinaeiro804/
Piñeirúa802/
Piineiro801/
Pihneiro801/
Paineiro801/
Peineiro801/
Piñheira801/
Pineeiro801/
Pinero776,605/
Piñera773,772/
Peñero773,003/
Puñiro7793/
Pañero7749/
Poñiro7732/
Peñiro7725/
Piañer779/
Piniro778/
Piñiri776/
Peniro776/
Piñere775/
Piñaro774/
Pienro773/
Pieñer773/
Puñero773/
Píñero773/
Pineir772/
Poñero772/
Piñeri771/
Piņero771/
Pìñero771/
Biñero771/
Pinnheiro7524/
Peinheiro7515/
Pinheirio7514/
Pinhheiro759/
Pinheirro758/
Piinheiro754/
Pinheeiro754/
Pinheiroo754/
Ppinheiro754/
Pinheuiro753/
Pinheioro753/
Pionheiro752/
Pinhieiro752/
Pinheiero752/
Pinhewiro752/
Pinheiiro751/
Pinheirao751/
Pi Nheiro751/
Poinheiro751/
Pinhweiro751/
Painheiro751/
Pin Heiro751/
Pinheiroa751/
Pinheoiro751/
Peniero711,585/
Pineyro711,202/
Piñerua71925/
Pinhero71481/
Peinero71325/
Pineira71292/
Piniero71275/
Pinhiro71113/
Paneiro7194/
Pienaro7170/
Pinerio7156/
Peneiro7129/
Pinnero7123/
Pinirou7122/
Pinheir7117/
Pionero7113/
Piañiar7112/
Peñiero7110/
Paniero717/
Piñerúa716/
Peñeyro714/
Pinyero713/
Piñeyra713/
Pinehro712/
Pinairo712/
Pinereo711/
Pinerho711/
Pineryo711/
Piniaro711/
Pinniro711/
Pihnero711/
Pinaero711/
Peinaro711/
Pañerio711/
Paineir711/
Piañeri711/
Peñeroe711/
Poinero711/
Pïñeira711/
Puinero711/
Puniero711/
Poniewiero711/
Ppinero711/
Peñeira711/
Pianero711/
Pi Ñera711/
Pineuro711/
Pinearo710/
Pinerro710/
Piner672,993/
Penheiro672,699/
Piñar67601/
Pañer67376/
Pinheira67341/
Piñeyrua67135/
Pinheero67112/
Pinherio6790/
Penro6785/
Penir6783/
Pinhiero6747/
Panoeiro6745/
Pinro6729/
Pinehrio6729/
Paineira6720/
Panniero6714/
Piñeyrúa6714/
Pinierio679/
Punheiro679/
Pineirua679/
Pinheyro678/
Pinheoro678/
Peñer678/
Pynheiro676/
Piñaroyo676/
Ponheiro675/
Peinareo675/
Binheiro674/
Pinhairo674/
Pinheior674/
Pioneira674/
Penniroy674/
Pinir673/
Pínheiro673/
Pinheiri673/
Piñaroya673/
Pinherro672/
Pìnheiro672/
Poñer672/
Pinieyro672/
Peñeroyo672/
Piñor672/
Pinheire671/
Pinhereo671/
Penhiero671/
Pinheuro671/
Peñeirua671/
Peñro671/
Penneiro671/
Penniero671/
Pinyeyro671/
Piñár671/
Pineyrio671/
Puñer671/
Panheiro671/
Pinheiru671/
Peinoreo671/

Piñeiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piñeiro in the Arabic language
بينيروbynyrw-

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