Pillers Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pillers Surname Definition:

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

Pillers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Pillers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Pillers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pillers is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pillers is the 828,895th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname Pillers is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Pillers are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pillers is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 1,108,437. In The United States Pillers is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and Washington, where 16 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Pillers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pillers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 711 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pillers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pillers surname are 33.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.3% being registered with the political party.

Pillers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,359 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillars86495/
Pillors8625/
Pellers865/
Puilers860/
Plers830/
Pellaers80293/
Pellears802/
Pelliers801/
Pailhers801/
Pillairs801/
Plears7718/
Pleers7717/
Pliers779/
Pleirs772/
Plersh771/
Pillarsch751/
Plersch7156/
Pellars7124/
Petlers714/
Peelers710/
Plehiers67145/
Plars6768/
Plahiers6729/
Plors671/
Plerce6214/
Phelrs623/
Pealrs621/
Plairs620/

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