Pilipin Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Pilipin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilipin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pilipin (46) may also be a first name.

Pilipin Last Name Facts

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

Pilipin is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilipin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pilipin is the 6,723,624th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Pilipin live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pilipin is also the 1,484,914th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 46 people.

It is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 71 percent are found, Sabah, where 14 percent are found and Selangor, where 14 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Pilipin exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pilipin
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