Pilala Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Greece

Pilala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2471:615,12929,471
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Greece211:527,60966,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pilala (68) may also be a first name.

Pilala Last Name Facts

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

Pilala (Bengali: পিলালা, Marathi: िपलला, Oriya: ପିଲାଲା) is most common in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 289,639th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,508,349 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pilala are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pilala is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 68 people.

The last name Pilala is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 615,129. In India Pilala is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 91 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Outside of India Pilala occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pilala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilala in the Bengali language
পিলালাpilala-
Pilala in the Marathi language
िपललाipalala-
Pilala in the Oriya language
ପିଲାଲାpilala96.77
ପିଲାpila3.23

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilala
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