Piljek Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Piljek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piljek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3281:12,8922,480
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Piljek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Piljek is held by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Piljek.

How Common Is The Last Name Piljek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piljek is the 796,486th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Piljek reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Piljek is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 12,892. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 35 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 31 percent live and Zagreb County, where 18 percent live. Beside Croatia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Piljek Last Name Statistics demography

Piljek earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puljek83269/
Pilcek83128/
Pilzek8357/
Pilsek8310/
Pilszek77175/
Pilchek772/
Pislzek771/
Plšek73836/
Plsek73210/
Pilchiek7118/
Pilekova7111/
Pilschek719/
Pislcejk715/
Pielsiek711/
Pielszek711/
Pelzek67220/
Pilcik67123/
Piljic67111/
Plesek6774/
Pilsyk6757/
Plesyk679/
Plecyk671/
Plecek671/
Pilsik671/
Puljik671/

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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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  • 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 Piljek
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