Chill Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Chill Surname User-submission:
1. a variant of the surname 'Child,' which can mean a term for a young nobleman. 2. A variant of 'Chell,' which can be a nickname from the Middle English word for 'cold' or a shortened form of names beginning with 'Cēol-' meaning 'ship'. 3.
Read More About This SurnameChill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Chill (318) may also be a first name.
Chill Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
1. a variant of the surname 'Child,' which can mean a term for a young nobleman. 2. A variant of 'Chell,' which can be a nickname from the Middle English word for 'cold' or a shortened form of names beginning with 'Cēol-' meaning 'ship'. 3. A locational surname derived from the Old English word cille, meaning a small dwelling, cell, or hermitage. 4. evolved from the name Chilton, which means 'settlement by a hill' (from the Old English cyll meaning hill and tun meaning settlement).
- ethantownsendChill Demographics
Average Male Chill Height
176.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chill (Oriya: ଚିଲ, Russian: Чилл) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chill? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 868,551st most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Chill reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 492,367th most common first name world-wide It is held by 318 people.
The last name Chill is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 676,516. In Germany Chill is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany Chill exists in 21 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Chill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chill has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Chill last name rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Chill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,289 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.91% less than the national average, earning R 109,536 per year and in Canada they earn 42.56% more than the national average, earning $70,826 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chill in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିଲ | cila | - |
| Chill in the Russian language | ||
| Чилл | cill | - |
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