Pilka Surname

292,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Latvia

Pilka Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname, Pilka, is 'saw'. It is a noun. The origin of this word is probably Moravian.

Pilka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3301:2,324,44175,995
Slovakia1811:29,4835,124
Latvia1201:17,0842,535
Hungary1041:94,3879,245
Czechia1001:106,33517,512
Lithuania981:30,9655,432
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia531:509,35338,491
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
England321:1,741,18971,393
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
France131:5,109,440259,941
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Piļka (4) are calculated separately.

Pilka (126) may also be a first name.

Pilka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname, Pilka, is 'saw'. It is a noun. The origin of this word is probably Moravian.

- ppilka

Pilka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilka (Hindi: पिलका, Oriya: ପିଲ୍କ, Russian: Пилка) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Piļka. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 292,126th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,567,262 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Pilka live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 25 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Pilka is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 126 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 2,324,441. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 96 percent are found, Telangana, where 4 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent are found. Beside India it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 14 percent are found and Latvia, where 9 percent are found.

Pilka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pilka has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pilka are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pilka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piļka934/
Pielka911,295/
Pilkay9174/
Pilkka9113/
Piolka9111/
Pilkai912/
Pilkat911/
Plka891/
Pelka805,030/
Pilca801,465/
Pilko801,065/
Pilke80983/
Pylka80259/
Pleka8049/
Pölka8042/
Piłka8015/
Pilki802/
Pilky801/
Plcka801/
Pilkaitė771/
Pilkey73973/
Pielke73247/
Pilkes73156/
Pylkas7373/
Poelka7322/
Plekha7318/
Pylkka7317/
Pelkas7312/
Pilkie7311/
Piołka7311/
Plecka736/
Pilcas733/
Pillca733/
Pyolka732/
Pellka732/
Pielko732/
Plekas731/
Puilca731/
Pyslka731/
Șpilca731/
Pilkys731/
Pilkko731/
Paelka731/
Pillko731/
Pilkhe731/
Pilkou731/
Plehka730/
Pilkee730/
Pelkay730/
Pelkaus6729/
Pielcke679/
Pilåker677/
Pleckas676/
Pëllcka675/
Poellka673/
Plke673/
Piehlke672/
Pilcaya672/
Plca672/
Plegkas671/
Pilkytė671/
Pilkosz671/
Plekach671/
Plko671/
Paelkau671/
Pillkko671/
Plqa671/

Pilka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilka in the Oriya language
ପିଲ୍କpilka-
Pilka in the Hindi language
पिलकाpilaka60
पिल्काpilka20
तिल्काtilka20
Pilka in the Russian language
Пилкаpilka-

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