Pilow Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pilow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pilow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pilow is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilow? popularity and diffusion

Pilow is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Pilow reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Pilow is primarily concentrated in: National Capital District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.

Pilow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pilow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pielow91218/
Peilow9184/
Pilowa9115/
Pailow9111/
Pilouw9111/
Philow914/
Pislow911/
Piolow911/
Peilouw83177/
Philyow838/
Pailouw833/
Hpilowe831/
Paitlow830/
Phillow830/
Paillow830/
Paislow830/
Pelow80531/
Pilov80200/
Pulow8069/
Pilof8014/
Pilaw8010/
Pleow801/
Philyows770/
Pilova73119/
Pilyov7380/
Pelowe7373/
Pealow7364/
Poilov7359/
Petlow7346/
Paylow7322/
Phylow7321/
Pelowa7320/
Peelow7315/
Peylow739/
Puilov736/
Phelow733/
Pailov733/
Pitlov732/
Peilov732/
Piloff732/
Pilofe731/
Piloov731/
Pgelow731/
Piliov731/
Pehlow730/
Pittillow710/
Poilova6763/
Poilovs6712/
Pailova6710/
Puilova678/
Philova674/
Pilhofe671/
Pitlyov671/
Philiaw671/
Pegliow671/
Piliova671/
Poislov671/
Peaslow670/
Phillaw670/
Philoph670/
Philiof670/
Pelhowe670/

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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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  • 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 Pilow
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