Piljug Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Piljug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piljug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1911:18,5153,307
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Piljug (11) may also be a first name.

Piljug Last Name Facts

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

Piljug occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piljug? popularity and diffusion

Piljug is the 1,070,546th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Piljug are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Piljug is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 18,515. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Piljug occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piljuk833/
Pilcuk671/
Pilzuk671/
Pilsuk671/
Plesug671/
Philliough630/
Pilchuk62380/
Pletjuk621/
Petljuk621/
Plejoux621/
Philchuk5710/
Poilchuk574/
Pillchuck530/
Plesuk5074/
Pelsuk501/

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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 Piljug
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