Pils Surname

156,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,7021:5,003572
Germany5591:144,01717,382
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Czechia781:136,32721,508
France591:1,125,809120,603
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Pilś (1) are calculated separately.

Pils (21) may also be a first name.

Pils Last Name Facts

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

Pils (Hindi: पिल्स, Russian: Пилс) is most common in Austria. It can appear in the variant forms: Pilś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pils? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pils is the 156,421st most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,603,625 people. The last name Pils is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pils are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pils is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 21 people.

The last name Pils is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 1,702 people, or 1 in 5,003. In Austria Pils is most common in: Lower Austria, where 39 percent reside, Upper Austria, where 34 percent reside and Vienna, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Austria this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Pils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pils last name rose 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pils Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pils last name are 24.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.

Pils earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning $52,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilś921/
Pijls89785/
Piels89464/
Pilss8981/
Pilsø8915/
Pills8913/
Pilse898/
Pilås894/
Pilsz894/
Pgils890/
Pilsh890/
Pls8643/
Pilles80176/
Pilsch8063/
Pilshe804/
Pilz7522,359/
Pels754,058/
Ples752,114/
Püls75201/
Pyls7559/
Påls7540/
Pöls759/
Phls753/
Pilß753/
Plss753/
Pèls751/
Plse751/
Pilsová7378/
Pielsch7346/
Pilch6710,996/
Pless674,716/
Poels673,865/
Peels671,226/
Pells671,032/
Pöhls67885/
Plese67824/
Plesz67542/
Pelse67285/
Pelsh67213/
Pelss67111/
Pehls6778/
Pelst6755/
Påhls6752/
Puels6734/
Pøhls6713/
Pelsø679/
Plehs677/
Pielz676/
Pilce673/
Pillz673/
Pelhs673/
Plest672/
Phles671/
Paels671/
Pölls671/
Pülse671/
Plshp671/
Pfilz670/

Pils Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pils in the Hindi language
पिल्सpilsa-
Pils in the Russian language
Пилсpils-

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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 Pils
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