Pilár Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pilár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pilár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary321:306,75923,012
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Pilar (17,434) & Pilař (1,492) are calculated separately.

Pilár Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pilár has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pilar or Pilař. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pilár? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pilár are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Pilár is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 306,759. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 59 percent are found, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 25 percent are found and Pest County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Hungary it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 29 percent are found and Czechia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pilar9317,434/
Pilhár918/
Pilař871,492/
Pilor801,301/
Pelár802/
Pulár801/
Pilárová7751/
Pilare734,136/
Pilarz732,373/
Pilard731,462/
Pislar73609/
Pilorz73491/
Pilgar73429/
Piliar73392/
Pilore73370/
Pilaar73182/
Pihlar73159/
Pislor73155/
Pailor7362/
Pilart7349/
Pilhar7345/
Philar7335/
Philor7332/
Pilyar7332/
Pitlor7328/
Pilour7317/
Pilarp7312/
Pilior738/
Plehár738/
Pitlar735/
Pilarh734/
Pailar734/
Pielar733/
Pileur733/
Pullár731/
Peslár731/
Pileyr731/
Pilair731/
Pfilar731/
Pilarr731/
Puilar731/
Peilar731/
Pfilor730/
Pielorz67613/
Pilayre67397/
Pielarz67204/
Pieloor67191/
Pilhare6798/
Pileyre6775/
Pailoor6737/
Pilaire6731/
Philyor6729/
Pislyar6728/
Pislard6723/
Philord6714/
Pilasre674/
Poilard674/
Philaur673/
Pilahar673/
Phillar673/
Pilaure672/
Pilaare671/
Phailar671/
Pileire671/
Pileart671/
Pailard671/
Philarp671/
Phuilor671/
Pilaart671/
Paillar671/
Pilaird671/
Pilaard670/
Pitlour670/

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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 Pilár
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