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Where Does The Last Name Pilger Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Pilger (Marathi: िपलगेर, Russian: Пилгер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pilger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilger? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Pilger is the 76,276^th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,133,895 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pilger reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Pilger is also the 3,684,242^nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,411 people, or 1 in 33,391. In Germany Pilger is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Hesse, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Pilger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pilger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pilger last name expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pilger Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pilger surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Pilger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,182 CAD per year.