Pilk Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pilk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Pilk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilk is most common in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 835,661st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Pilk are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany Pilk is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Saxony, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Estonia, where 15 percent live.

Pilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pilk has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pilk last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pilk last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Pilk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilke89983/
Pilkh8939/
Pilck8922/
Pielk891/
Plk8636/
Pielck807/
Piehlk802/
Pilkhe801/
Pilc751,191/
Pelk75429/
Pölk7535/
Plek7525/
Pilg756/
Plke753/
Plkz752/
Plkg752/
Plkq751/
Pløk751/
Plkk751/
Vplk751/
Hplk751/
Pilková73396/
Pilkova73103/
Pelke67808/
Plekh67363/
Pleck67137/
Pülke6761/
Pylkh6752/
Poelk6734/
Pelck6725/
Pölke6724/
Pleke675/
Pölck674/
Phlke672/
Pilcs672/
Pälke672/
Hplck671/
Pelkg671/
Pielq671/
Plcke671/
Pielc671/
Puilc671/
P'Lek671/
Paelk670/
Pylke670/

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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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  • 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 Pilk
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