Pinilla Surname

10,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Panama

Pinilla Surname Definition:

Found in Burgos, Asturias, and Badajoz. Name of village near Cartagena. Derived from "pineta" - grove of pine trees.

Diminutive form of "pino" referring to small trees.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

See Pineda, Piñeiro, Pino.

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Pinilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia29,4641:1,621318
Chile8,5781:2,054371
Spain8,5501:5,468678
Panama3,1171:1,255214
Argentina1,9911:21,4681,790
Venezuela1,1161:27,0651,725
United States9321:388,90434,194
Bolivia5531:19,1981,625
Ecuador1591:100,0376,179
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
France801:830,28498,964
Canada781:472,37940,609
Puerto Rico391:91,0291,532
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England241:2,321,58686,519
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Piñilla (2) are calculated separately.

Pinilla (102) may also be a first name.

Pinilla Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Burgos, Asturias, and Badajoz. Name of village near Cartagena. Derived from "pineta" - grove of pine trees.

Diminutive form of "pino" referring to small trees.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

See Pineda, Piñeiro, Pino.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pinilla Last Name Facts

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

Pinilla (Arabic: بينيلا) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Piñilla. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pinilla.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinilla? popularity and diffusion

Pinilla is the 10,205th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,038 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Pinilla reside; 76 percent reside in South America and 55 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 935,178th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 102 people.

The last name Pinilla is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 29,464 people, or 1 in 1,621. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 42 percent reside, Cundinamarca Department, where 18 percent reside and Boyacá Department, where 11 percent reside. Beside Colombia it is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 16 percent reside and Spain, where 15 percent reside.

Pinilla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pinilla surname are 43.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Pinilla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 418.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 100,494 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $25,635,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $49,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pinilla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinilla in the Arabic language
بينيلاbynyla-

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