Pilanga Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pilanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3431:295,15542,114
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Pilanga (14) may also be a first name.

Pilanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilanga (Marathi: िपलंगा, Oriya: ପିଲ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilanga? popularity and diffusion

Pilanga is the 783,439th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Pilanga are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pilanga is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

Pilanga is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 295,155. In The Philippines Pilanga is primarily concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 91 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 2 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 2 percent reside. Besides The Philippines Pilanga is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pilanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilanga in the Marathi language
िपलंगाipalanga-
Pilanga in the Oriya language
ପିଲpila44.44
ପିଲାpila33.33
ପିଳାpila22.22

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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 Pilanga
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