Pillay Surname
Approximately 138,947 people bear this surname
Pillay Surname Definition:
(1) From “Pilav”, oriental dish of stewed meat and rice. Common Indian name. (2) “Child” in Tamil.
Pillay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 121,424 | 1:446 | 25 |
| Fiji | 3,613 | 1:248 | 25 |
| India | 3,474 | 1:220,802 | 13,072 |
| England | 1,516 | 1:36,753 | 4,810 |
| Australia | 1,348 | 1:20,026 | 2,778 |
| Malaysia | 1,158 | 1:25,470 | 2,277 |
| Mauritius | 1,130 | 1:1,145 | 138 |
| Seychelles | 945 | 1:98 | 5 |
| United States | 927 | 1:391,002 | 34,347 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| New Zealand | 638 | 1:7,098 | 1,207 |
| Canada | 576 | 1:63,968 | 7,454 |
| United Arab Emirates | 220 | 1:41,647 | 4,322 |
| Zimbabwe | 171 | 1:90,282 | 12,982 |
| Thailand | 132 | 1:535,139 | 92,379 |
| Guyana | 82 | 1:9,295 | 1,436 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Oman | 8 | 1:460,996 | 5,668 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Pillay (924) may also be a first name.
Pillay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) From “Pilav”, oriental dish of stewed meat and rice. Common Indian name. (2) “Child” in Tamil.
Pillay Demographics
Average Pillay Salary in
United States
$49,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pillay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pillay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pillay (Arabic: بيالي, Hindi: पिल्ले, Marathi: िपळलाय, Oriya: ପିେଲ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pillay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pillay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,044th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 52,448 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Pillay are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 266,476th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 924 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 121,424 people, or 1 in 446. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 3 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Pillay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pillay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pillay surname increased 151,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 30,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pillay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pillay are 4.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pillay earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.7% more than the national average, earning R 322,464 per year; in United States they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $49,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,430 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pillay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pillay in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିେଲ | piela | 70 |
| ପିଲାଇ | pila'i | 30 |
| Pillay in the Marathi language | ||
| िपळलाय | ipalalaya | 35.71 |
| पिल् | pil | 21.43 |
| िपलाय | ipalaya | 21.43 |
| िपलय | ipalaya | 7.14 |
| लाय | laya | 7.14 |
| िलया | ilaya | 7.14 |
| Pillay in the Hindi language | ||
| पिल्ले | pille | 33.33 |
| पिल्लय | pillaya | 33.33 |
| पिलय | pilaya | 33.33 |
| Pillay in the Arabic language | ||
| بيالي | byaly | - |
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