Pilinga Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Benin

Pilinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Benin381:271,99023,227
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Pilinga (208) may also be a first name.

Pilinga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilinga (Oriya: ପିଳି) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pilinga is the 1,144,405th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Pilinga occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pilinga live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Pilinga is also the 627,410th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 208 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and Benin, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pilinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilinga in the Oriya language
ପିଳିpili-

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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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