Pilisa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Pilisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Pilisa (237) may also be a first name.

Pilisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilisa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilisa? popularity and diffusion

Pilisa is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Pilisa live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 237 people.

Pilisa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Pilisa is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 97 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and Ecuador, where 8 percent live.

Pilisa Last Name Statistics demography

Pilisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.47% less than the national average, earning R 74,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilissa9270/
Pilisau9234/
Pilisay9218/
Piolisa929/
Pilaisa928/
Pilisah927/
Philisa922/
Pilitsa921/
Pilisha921/
Philisia864/
Philisha863/
Pislitsa861/
Philissa861/
Philitsa861/
Pilusa839,480/
Piliso831,361/
Pilisi83678/
Pilica83436/
Pilija8362/
Pelisa8354/
Pilisy8350/
Pilise8339/
Pulisa8312/
Pilesa8311/
Pilysa831/
Phillisha800/
Phillisia800/
Philiso77723/
Pilusha77123/
Piliesi77107/
Pilitsi7789/
Pelissa7760/
Pilissy7726/
Phelisa7719/
Pulisha7717/
Pilicia7717/
Pelisha7711/
Peulisa7711/
Pielesa776/
Pilijos776/
Philise775/
Piliser774/
Philisi774/
Piliosi773/
Pilisio773/
Philisy772/
Pilisco772/
Pelisia772/
Philiza772/
Peleisa772/
Pilishi772/
Pelaisa771/
Pilaisi771/
Pilisso771/
Pilesia771/
Pilidja771/
Pilisis771/
Peliosa771/
Pelisca771/
Pilussa771/
Pylissa771/
Pilizza771/
Philusa771/
Pulisaj771/
Phylisa770/
Pilichos71506/
Pilitsis71190/
Petlitsa71102/
Philisot7168/
Philicia716/
Philisit715/
Pilichis714/
Phillisi714/
Phelisha713/
Pilitsos713/
Pilitsou713/
Phillise712/
Pigliese712/
Philishi712/
Pilicios712/
Pullisai711/
Phillica711/
Phulisah711/
Pilyusha711/
Pigliesi711/
Paillise711/
Piluicay711/
Poiliser711/
Pylissas711/
Pilisher711/
Phetlisa711/
Philices711/
Philisou711/
Phehlisa711/
Philliso711/
Philecia710/
Piluso672,156/
Pelesa671,714/
Pelusa67476/
Pelica67376/
Peliza67217/
Pileci67173/
Piliši67170/
Pilici67154/
Pulusa67135/
Paillisse67127/
Pelise6754/
Pilică6740/
Pilicy6731/
Piluša6730/
Poilisher6716/
Paillissé6712/
Pijlijser6712/
Pelisi6711/
Puliso6711/
Pilíši675/
Puliza675/
Pilico673/
Pilijo673/
Pelija673/
Piliçi673/
Phillisco672/
Pieluissi672/
Pilići672/
Pileca672/
Pilice671/
Pilese671/
Pislijser671/
Phillicia671/
Piluza671/
Phetlhisa671/
Phillisse670/
Philissot670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pilisa
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