Pilung Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Pilung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Pilung (62) may also be a first name.

Pilung Last Name Facts

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

Pilung (Oriya: ପିଲୁ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pilung is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Pilung live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Pilung is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 57 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 43 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pailung921/
Pielung921/
Pilun9140/
Puiloung861/
Pulung832,059/
Pelung83338/
Pilgun83284/
Pilong83226/
Pailun8326/
Pilhun8322/
Philun8321/
Pilunc839/
Pilaun834/
Pilune832/
Pilunk831/
Peilun831/
Philaun77152/
Pitloun7793/
Phulung7734/
Pullung7728/
Poilong7724/
Pehlung7721/
Pilutin777/
Pilahun775/
Philong775/
Peilong772/
Puilong771/
Pilutyn771/
Pielong771/
Phelung771/
Pulhung771/
Petlung771/
Pilon7327,202/
Pelun73232/
Pilón737/
Pilum733/
Pheloung71177/
Pilyutin7137/
Pilunova7132/
Poillong7117/
Phailong714/
Pailoong714/
Peeloung712/
Phuloung711/
Paillong711/
Pelong67626/
Pylhun67582/
Philon67424/
Pailon67286/
Pelaun6746/
Phetleung6732/
Peluun6713/
Poilon675/
Pealun674/
Piloon673/
Pelhun673/
Pilhon673/
Piołun672/
Phetlaung672/
Pailón671/
Peilon671/
Petlun671/
Pielon671/
Pilyuchin671/
Puilum671/
Pelune671/
Pitlum671/
Pylunh671/
Pylyun671/
Pylunt670/
Pfelusing670/
Phelun670/

Pilung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilung in the Oriya language
ପିଲୁpilu-

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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 Pilung
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