Bills Surname

30,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Bills Surname Definition:

Bill’s (Son), Bill’s Son v. Bill. Bil(l)son has prob. occasionally been confused with Belson, q.v.

Bills Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,6151:28,7323,568
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
England1,6251:34,2884,527
Australia9531:28,3273,848
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Wales901:34,3843,434
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
France121:5,535,227269,324
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India51:153,413,076951,030
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7801:31,2504,151
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5471:19,7172,488

Bills (240) may also be a first name.

Bills Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bill’s (Son), Bill’s Son v. Bill. Bil(l)son has prob. occasionally been confused with Belson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bills Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bills (Arabic: بيلس) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bills? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bills is the 30,097th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 410,358 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bills live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bills is also the 577,234th most common first name at a global level, borne by 240 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 12,615 people, or 1 in 28,732. In The United States Bills is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Utah, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Bills Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bills has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bills surname increased 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bills Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bills last name are 14.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bills earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 273.03% more than the national average, earning R 886,464 per year; in United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $57,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billes91797/
Billås9116/
Billsh914/
Billse911/
Billls910/
Bils89678/
Blls891/
Builles83222/
Billesø8338/
Biolles8311/
Wills8069,354/
Bells80849/
Bilse80229/
Buils80181/
Biels8024/
Vills8023/
Bylls8016/
Biols8014/
Bilss809/
Bijls806/
Billz804/
Bihls803/
Uills802/
Blles802/
Bhils801/
Billx801/
Bls75150/
Belles735,731/
Willes731,547/
Bülles73385/
Villes73235/
Willse73213/
Bielss73192/
Biehls7334/
Bell's7328/
Bellås738/
Billez735/
Villse733/
Willss733/
Bölles732/
Beells731/
Billch731/
Bhilse731/
Wiells731/
Baells731/
Bellsh731/
Blless731/
Bellse730/
Buells730/
Bylles730/
Wils673,946/
Bilz672,589/
Bles671,845/
Bels67760/
Willsch67575/
Vils67474/
Bellese67428/
Willess67217/
Belless67127/
Bellest6794/
Byls6770/
Vielles6743/
Buelles6736/
Billece677/
Wuilles676/
Blse675/
Blhs673/
Violles673/
Bielsch672/
Bilx672/
Villese672/
Bhls672/
Blsp671/
Bilš671/
Blås671/
Wlls671/
Uils671/
Baelles671/
Vuilles671/
Bellesz671/
Bellshe671/
Villess670/

Bills Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bills in the Arabic language
بيلسbyls-

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Bills Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bills
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