Pilem Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pilem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pilem (396) may also be a first name.

Pilem Last Name Facts

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

Pilem (Hindi: पिलें) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pilem is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Pilem is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Pilem live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pilem is also the 434,130th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 396 people.

The last name Pilem is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 7,347,177. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 94 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 6 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Pilem is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Philem9137/
Pilhem9111/
Pislem913/
Piliem912/
Peilem911/
Pileme911/
Pileem911/
Puiliem831/
Pelem80454/
Pilen80150/
Pilim8063/
Pulem8040/
Pileń801/
Phillemn771/
Phailiem771/
Pilien73909/
Pilime73640/
Pullem73607/
Pailen73407/
Philen73392/
Pielen73249/
Pehlem73191/
Pileng73100/
Peleme7384/
Piolen7384/
Pieleń7343/
Puilen7330/
Pilenc7324/
Peilen7314/
Pijlen7311/
Pilent739/
Poilen737/
Puleem735/
Pilgim735/
Peelem734/
Philim733/
Pelhem733/
Phelem732/
Petlem732/
Pilend732/
Phulem731/
Pelemq731/
Poilim731/
Puleam730/
Puliem730/
Pielym730/
Plen67317/
Philien67148/
Pleń67119/
Peillen6724/
Puillen6723/
Paileng6714/
Phielen677/
Philime676/
Phiolen676/
Pilienė675/
Petleam675/
Phillen674/
Poilien674/
Pheleme672/
Pheilen672/
Peileng671/
Peleame671/
Pulliem671/
Phileen671/
Philimn671/
Philiom671/
Paillen671/
Pulleam670/
Peilien670/
Phillim670/
Pheleam670/
Pieleen670/
Pheleim670/
Phellem670/

Pilem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilem in the Hindi language
पिलेंpilem-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilem
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