Pilakia Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pilakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pilakia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilakia (Oriya: ପିଲକିଆ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilakia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Pilakia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Pilakia are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea Pilakia is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 73 percent live, West New Britain, where 21 percent live and Morobe, where 6 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilaikiat8855/
Pilakya8629/
Pulakia8611/
Pilakyaa801,087/
Pilaikya807/
Piliakya801/
Pilakyae801/
Pilaikyaa7561/
Pilakyaaa754/
Pilyakyaa751/
Pelekia712/
Pulacja571/
Pailaqueo50282/
Pailacheo5031/
Pelecquia501/

Pilakia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilakia in the Oriya language
ପିଲକିଆpilaki'a-

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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
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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 Pilakia
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