Chields Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chields Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Chields Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chields Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chields is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chields click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chields? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chields are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Chields is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Chields is most common in: Texas, where 50 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 25 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found. Besides The United States Chields is found in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 20 percent are found.
Chields Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chields has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chields surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schields | 93 | 305 | / |
| Childs | 92 | 56,934 | / |
| Hields | 92 | 123 | / |
| Chield | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shields | 86 | 98,677 | / |
| Schield | 86 | 792 | / |
| Chieldt | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chailds | 86 | 3 | / |
| Childds | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chillds | 86 | 1 | / |
| Childsd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Childss | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cehilds | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chealds | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cheilds | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hield | 83 | 468 | / |
| Helds | 83 | 31 | / |
| Hilds | 83 | 3 | / |
| Schieldt | 80 | 71 | / |
| Shiellds | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shieldss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jshields | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sshields | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shieldds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shield | 77 | 6,006 | / |
| Childz | 77 | 91 | / |
| Sields | 77 | 66 | / |
| Heilds | 77 | 41 | / |
| Chilts | 77 | 13 | / |
| Hildås | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khield | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chelts | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chylds | 77 | 3 | / |
| Healds | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kields | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qields | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chilcs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Childc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chilzs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hillds | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chulds | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shieldd | 71 | 21 | / |
| Schjeldsøe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Schielt | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shieldt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shieldz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chaylds | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chielte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hauschilds | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shielzs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shıelds | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shielts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shielld | 71 | 0 | / |
| Choulds | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hilts | 67 | 2,805 | / |
| Schieltz | 67 | 209 | / |
| Gilds | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chelz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sield | 67 | 21 | / |
| Helts | 67 | 11 | / |
| D'Shield | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauschildst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jield | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hylds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schielte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hielt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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