Pilsgaard Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pilsgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilsgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark531:106,5049,962
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pilsgaard Last Name Facts

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

Pilsgaard is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilsgaard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pilsgaard is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Pilsgaard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pilsgaard reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Pilsgaard is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 106,504. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 58 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 42 percent reside. Besides Denmark this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pihlsgard893/
Pelsgaard892/
Pilsard881/
Pøhlsgaard841/
Pilcard753/
Pilchard71196/
Plessard71107/
Pleshard711/
Pleshardt675/
Plcard671/
Pelsart630/
Plessart591/
Peljord501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pilsgaard
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