Pilston Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pilston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Pilston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilston has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Pilston reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Pilston is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 28 percent live, South Carolina, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Pilston Last Name Statistics demography

Pilston earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.1% less than the national average, earning $22,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plston920/
Pilleston880/
Pelston86443/
Pleston864/
Puelston8046/
Paelston801/
Plstun771/
Pillestan751/
Plestan71149/
Pilstam711/
Pelstan711/
Plestane6736/
Plestant6727/
Pellestan634/
Pålstam5716/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pilston
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