Chields Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Chields Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chields Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Chields Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chields is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chields? popularity and diffusion

Chields is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Chields occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chields live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Massachusetts, where 25 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 20 percent live.

Chields Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chields has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schields93305/
Childs9256,934/
Hields92123/
Chield922/
Shields8698,677/
Schield86792/
Chieldt866/
Chailds863/
Childds862/
Chillds861/
Childsd861/
Childss861/
Cehilds861/
Chealds860/
Cheilds860/
Hield83468/
Helds8331/
Hilds833/
Schieldt8071/
Shiellds806/
Shieldss803/
Jshields802/
Sshields802/
Shieldds801/
Shield776,006/
Childz7791/
Sields7766/
Heilds7741/
Chilts7713/
Hildås775/
Khield774/
Chelts773/
Chylds773/
Healds771/
Kields771/
Qields771/
Chilcs771/
Childc771/
Chilzs771/
Hillds771/
Chulds770/
Shieldd7121/
Schjeldsøe7112/
Schielt715/
Shieldt713/
Shieldz713/
Chaylds711/
Chielte711/
Hauschilds711/
Shielzs711/
Shıelds711/
Shielts711/
Shielld710/
Choulds710/
Hilts672,805/
Schieltz67209/
Gilds6749/
Chelz6724/
Sield6721/
Helts6711/
D'Shield671/
Hauschildst671/
Chilz671/
Gelds671/
Hjeld671/
Jield671/
Jilds670/
Hylds670/
Schielte670/
Hielt670/

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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
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  • 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 Chields
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