Pilar Forename
3,026th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 345,230 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea
Pilar Forename Definition:
A Latin name, meaning: Tall and strong: a pillar.
Pilar Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 100% | 158,804 | 1:293 | 49 |
| Mexico | 85% | 31,752 | 1:3,910 | 498 |
| Philippines | 99% | 25,165 | 1:4,213 | 719 |
| Peru | 99% | 24,090 | 1:1,320 | 270 |
| United States | 100% | 16,896 | 1:21,457 | 1,683 |
| Chile | 98% | 12,780 | 1:1,378 | 241 |
| Argentina | 85% | 12,057 | 1:3,548 | 370 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 9,020 | 1:126 | 25 |
| Cuba | - | 7,720 | 1:1,490 | 287 |
| Ecuador | - | 6,169 | 1:2,874 | 417 |
| Colombia | 100% | 6,018 | 1:7,939 | 781 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5,871 | 1:5,144 | 658 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4,213 | 1:2,476 | 398 |
| Guatemala | 66% | 4,179 | 1:3,855 | 540 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 3,090 | 1:3,431 | 617 |
| Nicaragua | 57% | 1,845 | 1:3,262 | 534 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,631 | 1:131,353 | 6,670 |
| France | 100% | 1,491 | 1:44,581 | 1,436 |
| Portugal | - | 1,347 | 1:7,729 | 516 |
| El Salvador | - | 1,326 | 1:4,783 | 505 |
| Costa Rica | 93% | 1,043 | 1:4,571 | 601 |
| England | 100% | 964 | 1:57,679 | 2,602 |
| Honduras | 100% | 846 | 1:10,423 | 1,029 |
| Germany | 100% | 827 | 1:116,902 | 2,319 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 739 | 1:4,638 | 466 |
| Canada | 100% | 538 | 1:61,586 | 3,780 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 421 | 1:19,509 | 1,392 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 395 | 1:42,790 | 3,101 |
| Poland | 75% | 330 | 1:115,234 | 2,410 |
| Panama | 100% | 316 | 1:12,363 | 1,512 |
| Egypt | 67% | 304 | 1:302,306 | 9,724 |
| Italy | 98% | 299 | 1:204,221 | 2,898 |
| Andorra | - | 256 | 1:324 | 56 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 231 | 1:15,369 | 819 |
| Belgium | 100% | 187 | 1:61,444 | 2,710 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 176 | 1:1,465,703 | 81,946 |
| Thailand | 100% | 170 | 1:412,152 | 20,816 |
| Morocco | - | 164 | 1:209,443 | 5,367 |
| India | 95% | 140 | 1:8,677,700 | 274,069 |
| Paraguay | 92% | 106 | 1:68,272 | 2,135 |
| Guam | - | 101 | 1:1,591 | 358 |
| Ireland | 100% | 97 | 1:47,871 | 1,594 |
| Sweden | 100% | 83 | 1:118,770 | 4,857 |
| Australia | - | 71 | 1:192,361 | 4,944 |
| Lebanon | 95% | 65 | 1:86,578 | 3,026 |
| New Zealand | - | 59 | 1:76,882 | 3,591 |
| Austria | 100% | 38 | 1:224,058 | 3,174 |
| Scotland | 100% | 38 | 1:140,799 | 2,887 |
| Liberia | 100% | 33 | 1:133,699 | 5,306 |
| Denmark | - | 31 | 1:182,242 | 4,200 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 27 | 1:800,389 | 22,535 |
| Norway | 100% | 27 | 1:190,086 | 4,864 |
| China | - | 26 | 1:52,540,607 | 62,395 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 22 | 1:1,080,440 | 39,831 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 21 | 1:117,084 | 3,073 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Belize | 100% | 19 | 1:18,648 | 2,166 |
| Greece | 100% | 18 | 1:607,475 | 7,461 |
| South Africa | 100% | 18 | 1:3,029,592 | 77,569 |
| French Polynesia | - | 16 | 1:17,369 | 1,803 |
| Israel | 100% | 15 | 1:560,195 | 10,411 |
| Japan | - | 15 | 1:8,532,404 | 32,965 |
| Russia | 100% | 14 | 1:10,302,407 | 38,919 |
| Wales | 100% | 14 | 1:221,022 | 3,846 |
| Malaysia | 83% | 12 | 1:2,537,495 | 69,200 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 12 | 1:4,556 | 750 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Jordan | 95% | 6 | 1:1,471,129 | 7,316 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Grenada | - | 4 | 1:27,031 | 2,323 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Senegal | - | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Finland | 67% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Cape Verde | - | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Georgia | 50% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Palestine | 100% | 2 | 1:2,275,029 | 4,783 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 67% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Pilàr (1) & Pîlar (1) are calculated separately.
Pilar (17,434) may also be a surname.
Pilar Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Latin name, meaning: Tall and strong: a pillar.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Pilar Forename Popularity
Pilar Demographics
Pilar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 41 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Pilar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pilar in the Russian language | ||
| Пилар | pilar | - |
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