Pilz Surname

24,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pilz Surname Definition:

“Mushroom” in Germany.

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Pilz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,1901:5,300638
Austria3,6701:2,320197
Brazil1,0831:197,6687,626
United States1,0521:344,54330,976
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Israel1961:43,6615,895
Czechia1241:85,75414,332
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Poland1101:345,53439,240
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Argentina831:514,98137,804
France701:948,896108,010
Hungary451:218,13918,044
England431:1,295,76958,667
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Finland101:549,67032,186
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Pilz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Mushroom” in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

The name is mentioned first in the 15th century and comes from the word, pilz, meaning 'mushroom'. It is guessed, that it originates by the job of mushroom collectors or some medical specialists who used mushrooms.

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Pilz Last Name Facts

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

Pilz occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pilz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,208th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 325,933 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Pilz reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 15,190 people, or 1 in 5,300. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 23 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany Pilz occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Pilz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pilz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pilz last name grew 1,814 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pilz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pilz surname are 10.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pilz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning 290,957 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning R 324,348 per year; in United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $51,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piltz892,123/
Pilcz89102/
Pielz896/
Pilsz894/
Pillz893/
Pfilz890/
Plz8629/
Pillez8037/
Piltze800/
Pelz7511,213/
Pils752,799/
Pilc751,191/
Pölz75831/
Plez75627/
Pülz7592/
Pilß753/
Hplz751/
Plzs751/
Plzz751/
Plze751/
Plzd751/
Plhz751/
Pälz751/
Pilţ751/
Pilś751/
Pylz751/
Bplz751/
Pilch6710,996/
Peltz674,442/
Pletz672,900/
Pijls67785/
Plesz67542/
Piels67464/
Pelcz67245/
Pölcz67231/
Pilss6781/
Pilts6769/
Pültz6756/
Puelz6738/
Pilść6733/
Poelz6732/
Pleze6728/
Pöltz6727/
Pelze6726/
Pilsø6715/
Pills6713/
Paelz6712/
Pältz679/
Pilse678/
Pilczová677/
Plezh677/
Pilås674/
Pilce673/
Pilcs672/
Pőlcz672/
Pilczova671/
Pielc671/
Plezz671/
Pelzs671/
Plezt671/
Peulz670/
Pilsh670/
Pelzt670/
Pellz670/
Peelz670/
Pgils670/

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