Pilks Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Pilks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pilks Last Name Facts

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

Pilks is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pilks is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Pilks is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Pilks live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Pilks is most frequent in: Nevada, where 100 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live.

Pilks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pilks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pilks last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pilks are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pilks earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.37% more than the national average, earning $79,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleks807/
Pilcs802/
Plekss734/
Pilchs731/
Plecks731/
Pylkæs731/
Plkz672/
Plcs671/
Pelcs602/
Plx501/

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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 Pilks
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