Pilar Surname
Approximately 17,434 people bear this surname
Pilar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 8,324 | 1:12,162 | 1,220 |
| Mexico | 2,886 | 1:43,010 | 2,385 |
| Spain | 1,216 | 1:38,447 | 3,771 |
| United States | 885 | 1:409,558 | 35,670 |
| Brazil | 794 | 1:269,615 | 10,379 |
| Chile | 524 | 1:33,619 | 1,762 |
| Dominican Republic | 362 | 1:28,820 | 1,731 |
| Portugal | 340 | 1:30,642 | 1,941 |
| Czechia | 230 | 1:46,232 | 7,700 |
| Argentina | 214 | 1:199,736 | 16,554 |
| Israel | 193 | 1:44,340 | 5,979 |
| Peru | 191 | 1:166,409 | 8,393 |
| Cuba | 131 | 1:87,960 | 2,822 |
| Turkey | 121 | 1:643,152 | 33,839 |
| Poland | 112 | 1:339,364 | 38,722 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Croatia | 75 | 1:56,381 | 10,623 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Iran | 55 | 1:1,396,046 | 56,996 |
| Guatemala | 53 | 1:303,447 | 4,519 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Uruguay | 34 | 1:100,934 | 9,883 |
| El Salvador | 26 | 1:243,996 | 2,219 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Pilař (1,492) & Pilár (62) are calculated separately.
Pilar (345,230) may also be a first name.
Pilar Demographics
Average Male Pilar Height
171.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pilar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pilar (Arabic: بيلار, Bengali: পিলার, Georgian: ფილარ, Hindi: पीलर, Marathi: िपलर, Oriya: ପିଲର, Russian: Пилар) is found most in The Philippines. It can also be found as: Pilař or Pilár. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pilar is the 30,624th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 418,008 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Pilar live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pilar is also the 3,026th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 345,230 people.
The surname Pilar is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 8,324 people, or 1 in 12,162. In The Philippines Pilar is most common in: Calabarzon, where 19 percent live, National Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Mimaropa, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Pilar exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.
Pilar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pilar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pilar last name grew 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pilar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pilar last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Pilar are 40.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pilar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,621 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.45% less than the national average, earning $17,606,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pilar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pilar in the Georgian language | ||
| ფილარ | pilar | - |
| Pilar in the Bengali language | ||
| পিলার | pilara | - |
| Pilar in the Hindi language | ||
| पीलर | pilara | - |
| Pilar in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିଲର | pilara | 50 |
| ପିଲାର | pilara | 50 |
| Pilar in the Marathi language | ||
| िपलर | ipalara | 47.62 |
| िपलार | ipalara | 38.1 |
| पीलार | pilara | 9.52 |
| िपळर | ipalara | 4.76 |
| Pilar in the Russian language | ||
| Пилар | pilar | - |
| Pilar in the Arabic language | ||
| بيلار | bylar | - |
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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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