The Pira surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 335 people carried this name — #60,196 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 315 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
209 people named Pira live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 193 people named Pira 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 mapWhere they live today
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 128 people named Pira.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 116 people named Pira 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 Flemish Brabant.
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 Poland’s population register
108 people named Pira have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 115 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.
In the Nordic population registers
145 people named Pira is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Pira,
with a public archive behind them.
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Panday Pira 1488–1576 · blacksmith
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Fredrik Pira 1831–1887 · pastor
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Hildegard Emilia Christina Pira 1847– · actor
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Karl Pira 1868–1957 · philosopher
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Sigurd Pira 1875–1949 · historian
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Antoon Pira 1887–1939 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pira.
- Piot 101 · U.S. census
- Piotrowski 5,332 · U.S. census
- Piovesan 159 · U.S. census
- Pipitone 1,105 · U.S. census
- Pique 345 · U.S. census
- Piquet 245 · U.S. census
- Piras 106 · U.S. census
- Pire 215 · U.S. census
- Pires 5,746 · U.S. census
- Pirez 154 · U.S. census
- Pirlot 178 · U.S. census
- Piro 1,775 · U.S. census
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