Piana surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Piana surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 289 people carried this name — #68,122 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 287 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 996 people named Piana live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 344
Entre Ríos 333
Córdoba 113
City of Buenos Aires 109
Santa Fe 73
Corrientes 14
San Luis 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 325 people named Piana.

45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 45
Bouches-du-Rhône 78
Alpes-Maritimes 37
Doubs 16
Corsica 15
Var 15
Paris 14
Rhône 10
Haute-Savoie 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

61 people named Piana live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Ticino 19
Graubünden 8
Vaud 8
Zurich 7
Fribourg 6
St. Gallen 6
Geneva 4
Basel-Stadt 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

45 people named Piana have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 68 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 41
Lesser Poland 4

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Piana,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sebastián Piana
    Sebastián Piana 1903–1994 · composer
  • Giuseppe Ferdinando Piana 1864–1956 · painter
  • Giuseppe Ferdinando Piana 1864–1956 · painter
  • Quintino Piana 1875–1950 · sculptor
  • Remo Piana 1908–1943 · basketball player
  • Celestino Piana 1911–1992 · friar

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Piana.

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