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In all the world, Pious (Pious , بيوس , Пиус ) is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom female first name. The first name Pious is characteristic of Ghana, where it is quite a rare male name, United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare male name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, Ghana, and India. Also, Pious is the last name as well as the forename.
Pious is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pius Thicknesse , character in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2; Pious Man , the operatic character in the opera The Eternal Road by Kurt Weill; Pip Bernadotte , the fictional character in Hellsing, Hellsing Ultimate and Pip Archer , the character in BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers.