Pilans Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pilans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia131:157,69620,118
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Pilāns (1) are calculated separately.

Pilans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilans (Russian: Пиланс) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Pilāns. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilans? popularity and diffusion

Pilans is the 4,772,636th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Pilans is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Pilans are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 157,696. In Latvia Pilans is primarily concentrated in: Semigallia, where 54 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 23 percent reside and Latgale, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Latvia Pilans exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Estonia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilāns941/
Peilans9210/
Pilians929/
Pilyans923/
Philians862/
Paillans861/
Philyans860/
Pilanz8313/
Pylans833/
Pilons831/
Pulans830/
Phillians8085/
Philianse804/
Phillains800/
Phelans772/
Philams771/
Pelanse771/
Pilon's771/
Peilāns771/
Pelhans770/
Peleans770/
Pullans770/
Pullians711/
Pullains711/
Philiance6723/
Pelanz678/
Paillance673/
Pilões672/
Pelons670/
Pelance6212/
Pelhams622/
Pylance621/
Pelanze620/
Pullions571/
Phelloins531/
Pilomz501/

Pilans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilans in the Russian language
Пилансpilans-

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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 Pilans
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