Bilcliffe Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bilcliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bilcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:619,09036,665
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769

Bilcliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bilcliffe occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilcliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bilcliffe is the 1,882,912th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Bilcliffe reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 619,090. In England it is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent reside, Kent, where 21 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Bilcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bilcliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bilcliffe last name increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biltcliffe95330/
Billcliffe9577/
Bilcliff9471/
Billscliffe900/
Billcliff89130/
Belcliffe890/
Beltcliffe840/
Wilkliffe781/
Bellcliff780/
Belcleff711/
Belkhlifi561/
Belkhlifa561/

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Bilcliffe Reference & Research

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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 Bilcliffe
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