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
The last name Chill (Oriya: ଚିଲ, Russian: Чилл) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chill? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 868,551st most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Chill reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Chill is also the 492,367th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 318 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 676,516. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs 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 incidence of Chill has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Chill surname expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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