Pilkan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pilkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Pilkan (7) may also be a first name.

Pilkan Last Name Facts

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

Pilkan is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pilkan are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pilkan is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 7 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Pilkan is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 67 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Germany Pilkan occurs in one country. It is also common in China, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilkahn9254/
Pillkan921/
Pilkhan921/
Pillkahn8693/
Pilkhane8644/
Pillkann864/
Pilkhaan861/
Plekan83883/
Pelkan839/
Pilcan837/
Pilkam833/
Plkaan831/
Plekhan7746/
Pleckan7712/
Pellkan771/
Pleckane717/
Pelkasin711/
Plecan67255/
Pilcon67107/
Plekon6722/
Plekanova6711/
Pilcón673/
Pelcan670/
Plekhanova6311,622/
Pleșcan62190/
Pleckam621/
Pilcone621/
Pellcan621/
Pleckham5751/
Plekhonova504/
Pelcon503/
Plcone502/

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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 Pilkan
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