The Piel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,553 people carried this name — #16,906 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 172,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,268 people named Piel.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 43 people named Piel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Piel live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
21 people named Piel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 38 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Piel.
- Pie 261 · U.S. census
- Piechocki 698 · U.S. census
- Piechota 460 · U.S. census
- Piechowiak 240 · U.S. census
- Piekarski 1,654 · U.S. census
- Piekarz 354 · U.S. census
- Pien 190 · U.S. census
- Pieracci 121 · U.S. census
- Pierangeli 123 · U.S. census
- Pierantoni 247 · U.S. census
- Pierard 100 · U.S. census
- Piercy 3,898 · U.S. census
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