Pihl Surname

74,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pihl Surname User-submission:

The surname Pihl or Piil means 'mountain ash tree' in Estonian.

Pihl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,2731:4,332408
Denmark1,9381:2,913242
United States1,0101:358,87032,025
Finland3911:14,0582,088
Estonia3451:3,831325
Norway2341:21,9762,859
Germany941:856,44161,781
Canada721:511,74443,418
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Australia501:539,91440,287
France281:2,372,240182,981
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Pihl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pihl or Piil means 'mountain ash tree' in Estonian.

- ericpiil

Pihl Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pihl Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pihl is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pihl? popularity and diffusion

Pihl is the 74,700th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,107,530 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pihl are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,273 people, or 1 in 4,332. In Sweden Pihl is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent live and Skåne County, where 15 percent live. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Pihl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pihl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,554 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pihl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pihl surname are 7.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.72% registered with the party.

The amount Pihl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning 390,323 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $48,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piehl894,529/
Pfihl8960/
Pil864,566/
Phl8660/
Pfiehl800/
Piel7512,405/
Piol754,032/
Pill753,254/
Pehl752,521/
Pijl751,597/
Pöhl751,169/
Puil75546/
Pilt75449/
Pühl75449/
Pilh7565/
Pild7536/
Pisl7522/
Piël7515/
Pøhl757/
Pähl757/
Pilp753/
Bpil752/
Ppil752/
Phll752/
Pilø752/
Hphl751/
Pilț751/
Pőhl751/
Pyhl751/
Pfil750/
Pfhl750/
Pl67781/
Poehl67470/
Pfiel67261/
Piell67148/
Pigli67104/
Puill6790/
Paehl6725/
Puehl6723/
Peehl6717/
Pfill6710/
Peuhl677/
Pijll676/
Pfühl675/
Phllp671/
Pillt671/
Pislp671/
Pehll670/
Piltt670/
Pfehl670/

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