Pilleau Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pilleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pilleau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Pilleau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilleau occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilleau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pilleau is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Pilleau is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pilleau reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 60 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 20 percent reside. Other than France Pilleau occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside.

Pilleau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pilleau has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pilleau surname contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillea923/
Pillja771/
Pellea771/
Plea734,890/
Pellieu7136/
Pillija717/
Pilloju714/
Pilliah712/
Pleșa67624/
Pleah67273/
Pleha67100/
Pleșu6744/
Plieu6711/
Pleja6710/
Pléau675/
Pleay674/
Pleèa672/
Pellicea671/
Pelleija671/
Pillayya671/
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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 Pilleau
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