Pilch Surname
Approximately 10,996 people bear this surname
Pilch Surname Definition:
Metonymic for a pilch-maker: v Pilcher.
Pilch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 7,608 | 1:4,996 | 574 |
| United States | 1,495 | 1:242,447 | 23,140 |
| Germany | 620 | 1:129,848 | 15,818 |
| Czechia | 314 | 1:33,865 | 5,544 |
| Austria | 220 | 1:38,707 | 6,231 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Pilch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Metonymic for a pilch-maker: v Pilcher.
(German, English) Dweller at the sign of the dormouse; one who made and sold fur garments.
(from a place name) From Pilica, a town in Poland.
A. Piltz; from the Dutch, Pilger; from the German, Pils, Pilz; a personal name.
Pilch Demographics
Average Male Pilch Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pilch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pilch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pilch (Russian: Пильч) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pilch? popularity and diffusion
Pilch is the 47,102nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,745 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Pilch are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 7,608 people, or 1 in 4,996. Excluding Poland this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.
Pilch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pilch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pilch surname expanded 13,591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pilch Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pilch last name are 2.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.34% registered with the party.
The amount Pilch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.78% more than the national average, earning R 443,868 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,583 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piltch | 91 | 154 | / |
| Pilche | 91 | 67 | / |
| Pilsch | 91 | 63 | / |
| Pilchs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pielch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pilc | 89 | 1,191 | / |
| Plch | 89 | 605 | / |
| Pielsch | 83 | 46 | / |
| Piglich | 83 | 4 | / |
| Piltsch | 83 | 2 | / |
| Plech | 80 | 721 | / |
| Pelch | 80 | 406 | / |
| Pulch | 80 | 177 | / |
| Pilcz | 80 | 102 | / |
| Pilkh | 80 | 39 | / |
| Pilce | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pilcs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pielc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pylch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pilsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pilchová | 77 | 359 | / |
| Pilchova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Plc | 75 | 13 | / |
| Pletch | 73 | 239 | / |
| Pleche | 73 | 133 | / |
| Pülsch | 73 | 99 | / |
| Pullch | 73 | 30 | / |
| Pelche | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pilshe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pelsch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pilhøj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pilkhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pltsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peltch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pilz | 67 | 22,359 | / |
| Pelc | 67 | 10,021 | / |
| Pletsch | 67 | 3,144 | / |
| Pils | 67 | 2,799 | / |
| Pilcová | 67 | 207 | / |
| Plec | 67 | 199 | / |
| Pilj | 67 | 87 | / |
| Peltsch | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pllc | 67 | 70 | / |
| Pellech | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pytlech | 67 | 14 | / |
| Puelsch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pplc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pilcova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pilß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phlc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pealche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plhc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pletche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilţ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plcs | 67 | 1 | / |
Pilch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pilch in the Russian language | ||
| Пильч | pilc | - |
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