Pilgren Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pilgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark241:235,19618,480
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pilgren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilgren is found most in Denmark. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilgren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pilgren live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 235,196. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 71 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 25 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Sweden, where 29 percent reside.

Pilgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pilgren are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Pilgren earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilgreen93967/
Pihlgren93489/
Pilgrien930/
Pillgreen887/
Pilgrin86164/
Pilgrem8654/
Peelgren8015/
Pillgrem805/
Påhlgren805/
Pihlgrén801/
Pelgreen801/
Pihlgrem801/
Pehlgren800/
Pilgrina800/
Pelgrn770/
Pilgrim7117,954/
Pelgrin71105/
Plegrin711/
Pellgrin674/
Pillgrim673/
Plgrim621/
Pellengrin592/
Pelgrinová591/
Pellingrin591/
Pelgrim57885/
Pehlgrim5343/
Pellgrim531/

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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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  • 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 Pilgren
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