Piller Surname

43,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Piller Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pillar,' from residence thereby. Middle English piler, a column, a support.

Walter atte piler, Close Rolls, 10 Edward I.

The following instance is probably 'de le,' the de being omitted, as is so common in early rolls.

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Piller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2081:25,0953,330
Switzerland1,8261:4,498663
United States1,8141:199,81219,657
Austria1,0251:8,3081,058
Hungary9651:10,1721,176
France6961:95,43513,920
Brazil4151:515,84219,370
Canada3361:109,65911,761
England2851:195,50217,195
Italy2781:219,98830,812
Czechia1521:69,95711,748
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Poland631:603,31354,622
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales231:134,5459,804
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

The alternate forms: Pillér (59) are calculated separately.

Piller (27) may also be a first name.

Piller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pillar,' from residence thereby. Middle English piler, a column, a support.

Walter atte piler, Close Rolls, 10 Edward I.

The following instance is probably 'de le,' the de being omitted, as is so common in early rolls.

John le Piler, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1666. Married — William Piller and Mary Leager: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1745. — Thomas Miles and Elizabeth Piller: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(German) Descendant of Bilihar (sword, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Piller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piller (Arabic: بيلر, Russian: Пиллер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pillér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piller? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,683rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 612,347 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Piller reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Piller is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 27 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,208 people, or 1 in 25,095. In Germany Piller is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 46 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Piller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Piller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Piller surname increased 1,870 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Piller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Piller last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Piller last name are 0.58000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.81% being registered with the party.

The amount Piller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,615 per year; in South Africa they earn 78.36% more than the national average, earning R 423,840 per year; in United States they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $45,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillér9459/
Pailler923,501/
Pillier92748/
Peiller92137/
Pieller9266/
Pillert9240/
Pillere9211/
Pfiller928/
Pillger922/
Pilleur922/
Pilleer921/
Poiller920/
Pillerd920/
Pille918,561/
Pller911/
Paillere86162/
Pilleyre86111/
Pfeiller8649/
Pilleyjr862/
Pillet837,508/
Peller833,085/
Pilley831,877/
Peiler83695/
Pailer83525/
Pöller83502/
Pitler83252/
Pillie83185/
Pilles83176/
Puille83159/
Piolle83101/
Pillei8398/
Pillez8337/
Pielle8336/
Pillep8335/
Pijler8331/
Püller8330/
Pyller8326/
Péller8316/
Pillea833/
Pillee833/
Pillhe832/
Pillir831/
Pilleu831/
Pillär831/
Poiler831/
Päller831/
Pillerová80162/
Pler8024/
Plle8018/
Pillerova805/
Pfeiler773,029/
Pellier772,248/
Pfüller77961/
Peitler77774/
Pittler77243/
Poeller77113/
Pueller7766/
Pfeller7741/
Pellert7737/
Puilley7733/
Pillets7721/
Pillair7720/
Pheiler7720/
Pillett7713/
Pealler7711/
Pelleir773/
Payller772/
Paitler772/
Pellerr771/
Pithler771/
Paihler771/
Paillrd771/
Pillère771/
Pillird770/
Pfllger770/
Phuiler770/
Pileher770/
Pilli7372,945/
Pilla7361,914/
Pelle7314,402/
Pilly733,066/
Plier73507/
Plere73176/
Pleer73119/
Pyler73105/
Plear7387/
Pölle7333/
Pleur7329/
Ploer7324/
Plehr7313/
Pillé736/
Plley734/
Plesr732/
Pylle732/
Phler732/
Plaer732/
Plerz731/
Pllei731/
Hpler731/
Pleir731/
Plert731/
Pålle731/
Plger731/
Plerr730/
Poellaer7150/
Pfueller7148/
Pillayre7136/
Pillaire7111/
Pelleher712/
Poelleer711/
Pfheiler711/
Pilletts711/
Pailhere711/
Peitlerd711/
Pilleova711/
Phitlere711/
Pfeihler710/
Pillai67259,425/
Pillay67138,947/
Peeler678,178/
Pellet677,372/
Pelley674,200/
Ple672,306/
Pelles67665/
Pealer67645/
Pellei67498/
Piella67472/
Pilloy67405/
Peelle67280/
Puelle67260/
Pillis67213/
Payler67179/
Pielli67171/
Pellerová67125/
Piolli67116/
Pöllet67108/
Pelleh67107/
Pelled67106/
Pellez6793/
Pillia6786/
Petler6780/
Pillaa6765/
Pillip6760/
Pløger6758/
Pellie6743/
Pflier6725/
Ppilla6724/
Pøhler6722/
Pflger6718/
Pelleš6718/
Poelle6715/
Pillio6713/
Pilliaire6713/
Pillit6711/
Pillii679/
Pelleu679/
Pleire678/
Pytler678/
Pillih678/
Pejler677/
Pilloi677/
Pellerova675/
Pillui675/
Pleirė675/
Pillya674/
Pilliy674/
Peyler674/
Phyler673/
Pellep673/
Ppilli673/
Pillaj673/
Bplley672/
Pillha672/
Pellle672/
Piollé672/
Bppler672/
Piolly672/
Pillla671/
Pöllerová671/
Pellea671/
Pelleeier671/
Pellehere671/
Pelljr671/
Phllei671/
Phlley671/
Plerre671/
Paelle671/
Philrt671/
Pillyo671/
Pleare671/
Plæger671/
Plliey671/
Pylere671/
Péllet671/
Pielly671/
Pylher671/
Pfhler670/
Plesre670/
Poyler670/
Plessr670/
Phlles670/

Piller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piller in the Russian language
Пиллерpiller-
Piller in the Arabic language
بيلرbylr-

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