Pilai Surname
Approximately 2,903 people bear this surname
Pilai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,008 | 1:382,005 | 20,411 |
| Papua New Guinea | 280 | 1:29,120 | 3,321 |
| Thailand | 273 | 1:258,749 | 44,092 |
| Malaysia | 193 | 1:152,820 | 9,522 |
| Ecuador | 70 | 1:227,226 | 8,217 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Pilai (1,247) may also be a first name.
Pilai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pilai (Georgian: პილაი, Hindi: पिलाई, Marathi: िपलई, Oriya: ପିଲାଇ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 151,695th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,510,350 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Pilai reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pilai is also the 223,669th most common given name on earth, borne by 1,247 people.
The last name Pilai is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 2,008 people, or 1 in 382,005. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 39 percent live, Gujarat, where 37 percent live and Odisha, where 8 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pilai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pilai in the Georgian language | ||
| პილაი | pilai | - |
| Pilai in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିଲାଇ | pila'i | 90.74 |
| ପିଲାଈ | pila'i | 3.7 |
| ପିଲଇ | pila'i | 1.85 |
| ପିଳାଇ | pila'i | 0.93 |
| Pilai in the Marathi language | ||
| िपलई | ipala'i | 68.18 |
| िपलै | ipalai | 8.59 |
| िपलाई | ipala'i | 5.56 |
| िपलाइ | ipala'i | 3.54 |
| पीलई | pila'i | 3.28 |
| िपळई | ipala'i | 3.03 |
| िपळाई | ipala'i | 2.27 |
| पीलै | pilai | 2.02 |
| लाई | la'i | 1.52 |
| लई | la'i | 1.01 |
| पलाई | pala'i | 0.25 |
| Pilai in the Hindi language | ||
| पिलाई | pila'i | 61.96 |
| पिलई | pila'i | 25 |
| पीलई | pila'i | 3.26 |
| पिलै | pilai | 2.17 |
| पीलाई | pila'i | 2.17 |
| पीलाइ | pila'i | 1.09 |
| पिलाइ | pila'i | 1.09 |
| पीलइ | pila'i | 1.09 |
| पीलाी | pilai | 1.09 |
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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
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- 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 Pilai
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