Childess Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Childess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Childess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Childess Last Name Facts

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

Childess is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Childess? popularity and diffusion

The last name Childess is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Childess is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Childess live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Childess is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Childess is mostly found in: Virginia, where 54 percent are found, North Carolina, where 31 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found.

Childess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Childess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Childess last name contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Childess Last Name Statistics demography

Childess earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Childiess943/
Childes93217/
Chieldes881/
Childeis881/
Childees881/
Childies880/
Childiss880/
Childe86639/
Hildes8622/
Schilde80970/
Childer8081/
Shildes8015/
Cildeas808/
Childis805/
Childey802/
Cildeus801/
Childee801/
Hilde771,537/
Cilde7732/
Schildge75198/
Schiølde755/
Childish754/
Schildei752/
Schillde751/
Shildeis751/
Chilldis750/
Childice750/
Schielde750/
Hilder713,806/
Cledes71176/
Heldes7141/
Kildes7133/
Shilde7129/
Gildes7125/
Hildie7124/
Childa7122/
Hildis715/
Childi715/
Chylde715/
Sildes714/
Xildes714/
Khilde712/
Chelde712/
Hilded711/
Hildje711/
Schillder711/
Cilder711/
Childy710/
Hildey710/
Hildea710/
Schelde67569/
Sildeas67215/
Chioldi6734/
Chelder6731/
Seldess6731/
Shildey6718/
Kildiss6714/
Schölde675/
Schildhuis675/
Sildeus674/
Shildee674/
Kildesø673/
Hildeed673/
Heldeis672/
Scilder672/
Sieldes671/
Cledeus671/
Hillder671/
Quildes671/
Heilder671/
Cheldee671/
Schülde671/
Schildy671/
Childay670/
Hilldey670/
Kildese670/
Shildge670/
Cleddes670/
Hilldea670/
Hilldee670/
Childio670/

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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 Childess
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