Pilby Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pilby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pilby Last Name Facts

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

Pilby occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Pilby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pilby live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada it is primarily found in: Alberta, where 58 percent are found and Ontario, where 42 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Pilby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pilby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pilby last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilby Last Name Statistics demography

Pilby earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $49,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilbay911/
Pilboy910/
Pillboy831/
Pelby8029/
Pilbe803/
Pleby802/
Pilba801/
Pellby7326/
Plebey733/
Plebay731/
Pilbai731/
Pillbe730/
Pilway730/
Pilbåge672/
Plbi671/
Pillbis671/
Pillway670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pilby
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