Pilto Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pilto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland751:73,2898,104
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pilto (15) may also be a first name.

Pilto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilto (Bengali: পিল্টু) is found most frequently in Finland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pilto is the 1,565,797th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Pilto are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia. Pilto is also the 2,900,335th most common first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

The surname Pilto is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 73,289. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 53 percent live, Uusimaa, where 32 percent live and Lapland, where 5 percent live. Barring Finland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Pilto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pilto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pilto last name grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pilto last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Pilto earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piltto9121/
Piltoa911/
Plto892/
Pilltto830/
Pelto801,493/
Pleto80277/
Pilta8072/
Peltot73299/
Pletos73234/
Pletto7392/
Piltau739/
Peltoa733/
Pletou732/
Plehto731/
Peltho731/
Peltoy730/
Plta674/
Poeltto671/
Plethos671/
Piglitta621/
Pelta60344/
Pleta60337/
Plėta606/
Pletta5586/
Pletat5549/
Pletha5523/
Pletas5514/
Peltat557/
Plheta552/
Pletňa552/
Pletad551/
Pültau551/
Puelta551/
Plettau50218/
Pleteau5032/
Plettas503/
Pelthat502/
Pletadp501/
Pelteau501/

Pilto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilto in the Bengali language
পিল্টুpiltu-

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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 Pilto
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