Pilaf Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pilaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1681:119,51113,198
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pilaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilaf (Russian: Пилаф) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pilaf is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pilaf reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 119,511. In Romania Pilaf is mostly found in: Tulcea County, where 54 percent live, Galați County, where 38 percent live and Brăila County, where 2 percent live. Besides Romania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilaff910/
Pilav801,271/
Pilof8014/
Pylaf8013/
Pilaw8010/
Pilab806/
Pelaf802/
Pilafova7731/
Pilova73119/
Pilowa7315/
Philab734/
Pilhav733/
Piloff732/
Pullaf731/
Pilofe731/
Peliaf731/
Pelaff730/
Pilyafova719/
Poilova6763/
Pailova6710/
Puilova678/
Philova674/
Pilhofe671/
Petlaff671/
Philiaw671/
Philaph671/
Piliova671/
Philiof670/
Phillaw670/

Pilaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilaf in the Russian language
Пилафpilaf-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilaf
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