Pillhofer Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pillhofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pillhofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2171:39,2426,314
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pillhöfer (40) are calculated separately.

Pillhofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pillhofer is most common in Austria. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pillhöfer. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pillhofer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pillhofer is the 872,430th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pillhofer reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pillhofer is most widely held in Austria, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 39,242. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Styria, where 58 percent live, Lower Austria, where 24 percent live and Vienna, where 18 percent live. Excluding Austria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Pillhofer Last Name Statistics demography

Pillhofer earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 278.89% more than the national average, earning R 900,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pillhöfer9640/
Pillefer8230/
Pellofer823/
Plofer801/
Ploffer750/
Plouffer711/
Ploufe6720/
Ploffe673/
Pellefier671/
Plafer670/
Ploofe670/
Plouffe638,587/
Pleffer6334/
Ploufee633/
Phlefer632/
Plasfer631/
Pflefer630/
Plaffer630/
Pillapha591/
Ploufffe591/
Plouffee591/
Pleuffer591/
Pfleffer591/
Pleopher590/
Plofis531/
Plaffe531/
Plofitt501/
Plophet501/
Phlophe501/
Plauffe500/
Plattfe500/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pillhofer
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