Pilesa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Pilesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Pilesa Last Name Facts

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

Pilesa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilesa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Pilesa reside; 73 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 73 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pielesa926/
Pilesia921/
Pelesa831,714/
Pilosa83245/
Pilisa8386/
Pilasa836/
Pileca832/
Pilese831/
Pilysa831/
Pelesai77307/
Pielasa77251/
Piliesi77107/
Piletso7784/
Pilissa7770/
Peleasa7739/
Pilisau7734/
Pelesia7720/
Pilassa7720/
Pilisay7718/
Pilosha7712/
Piliasa7711/
Pilleja7710/
Piolisa779/
Pilaisa778/
Pilisah777/
Pilessi775/
Pilasah773/
Philisa772/
Pilesio772/
Peleisa772/
Pihlasa771/
Pilasay771/
Pilitsa771/
Pailsha771/
Pilasea771/
Pelesea771/
Philasa771/
Pilisha771/
Pelessa771/
Pilesse770/
Pulsa73216/
Pleja7310/
Pleza739/
Pleża731/
Phelesia716/
Philisia714/
Philisha713/
Pigliese712/
Pislitsa711/
Philecha711/
Philissa711/
Philitsa711/
Pigliesi711/
Philices711/
Philasay711/
Pilechat710/
Philecia710/
Pilesser710/
Piloso672,976/
Piliso671,361/
Pilisi67678/
Pilica67436/
Peleja67341/
Pelosa67207/
Pileci67173/
Paillassa67168/
Pilaza67104/
Peleza6785/
Pelese6781/
Pulasa6768/
Pileco6764/
Pilija6762/
Pelisa6754/
Pelasa6752/
Pilisy6750/
Pilise6739/
Pulsha6738/
Pulsza6732/
Philse6731/
Puleza6723/
Pailja6717/
Pulisa6712/
Pailca678/
Pilaso677/
Pulosa677/
Pulsay676/
Pilazo676/
Philsy674/
Peleso674/
Peleca673/
Pleåža672/
Pelesy671/
Pilice671/
Pilejo671/
Puilca671/
Pailso671/
Phillisha670/
Phillisia670/
Petiljeau670/
Peilsi670/
Peilza670/

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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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  • 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 Pilesa
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