Pilva Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pilva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pilva (33) may also be a first name.

Pilva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilva (Hindi: पिलवा) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Pilva live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Pilva is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Pilva is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. Beside Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilvad9120/
Pilve8078/
Pilvi8074/
Pelva8019/
Pulva803/
Pilvo801/
Pitlevad7716/
Poilve73104/
Pealva7369/
Pilver7360/
Pilvet7359/
Pelvay7347/
Pelvas7330/
Poilvé7313/
Pelvat7312/
Phulva736/
Pilves734/
Pylvas733/
Pailvi733/
Pilváň731/
Pelvai731/
Pailve730/
Philvault713/
Pithlevad712/
Poilvet67257/
Poilvez6714/
Philbah675/
Pailwad675/
Poileve674/
Philway673/
Pitelua671/
Poilevé671/
Pilvher671/
Pitlwad671/
Phielua671/

Pilva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pilva in the Hindi language
पिलवाpilava-

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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 Pilva
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