Where Does The Last Name Hiels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hiels is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,808,717^th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Hiels is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hiels are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 267,364. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Hiels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hiels has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hiels last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.