St-Pierre Surname

26,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

St-Pierre Surname User-submission:

This is a French surname, denoting someone who came from St. Piere (Saint Peter).

St-Pierre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada19,7531:1,865184
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Haiti1461:73,1773,931
France211:3,162,987209,042
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

The alternate forms: St-Pïerre (1) are calculated separately.

St-Pierre (244) may also be a first name.

St-Pierre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a French surname, denoting someone who came from St. Piere (Saint Peter).

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St-Pierre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name St-Pierre Come From? nationality or country of origin

St-Pierre is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: St-Pïerre. Click here for further potential spellings of St-Pierre.

How Common Is The Last Name St-Pierre? popularity and diffusion

The surname St-Pierre is the 26,560th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 359,861 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of St-Pierre reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 571,890th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 244 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 19,753 people, or 1 in 1,865. In Canada St-Pierre is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 94 percent are found, Ontario, where 3 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Haiti, where 1 percent are found.

St-Pierre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of St-Pierre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the St-Pierre last name expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

St-Pierre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States St-Pierre are 12.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount St-Pierre earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $36,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.62% less than the national average, earning $40,432 CAD per year.

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