Hielscher Surname

77,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hielscher Surname User-submission:

This surname refered to a wooden shoe maker (D: Holzschuhmacher).

Hielscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6531:14,2411,851
United States3931:922,28769,218
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France131:5,109,440259,941
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Austria111:774,13064,097
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Hielscher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refered to a wooden shoe maker (D: Holzschuhmacher).

- lolraphael

Hielscher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hielscher is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hielscher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,665th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,157,304 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Hielscher reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 5,653 people, or 1 in 14,241. In Germany Hielscher is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Saxony, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Hielscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hielscher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hielscher last name rose 3,573 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hielscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hielscher are 17.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hielscher earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilscher942,696/
Helscher94258/
Hielsher942/
Hielcher941/
Heilscher89192/
Hillscher8993/
Hilschger8912/
Huelscher899/
Helschger898/
Hielshcer891/
Hyelscher891/
Heelscher890/
Hilsher88288/
Hilcher88190/
Helcher8884/
Elscher8842/
Helsher8841/
Hielser883/
Hielscherová861/
Hulscher821,166/
Hülscher82236/
Elschker8231/
Hillcher825/
Hillsher823/
Hielszer822/
Hylscher821/
Eilscher821/
Hellsher820/
Helchert820/
Gilscher820/
Helser80953/
Hilser80474/
Elsher80347/
Hilscherová8073/
Elcher8035/
Helcer8031/
Hilscherova803/
Hilcer802/
Hellesher780/
Geilscher780/
Hillscherová761/
Elchert75488/
Elshear75214/
Hilszer7582/
Elshere7571/
Ilchert7554/
Helszer7536/
Huelser7515/
Hylcher7511/
Elesher7510/
Elsheir759/
Hulsher756/
Gielser755/
Gelsher754/
Helsert754/
Heilser753/
Hailser753/
Hülcher752/
Hellser751/
Gilsher751/
Ilesher751/
Ilchere751/
Jelcher751/
Elsheer751/
Elshker751/
Elschir751/
Hielger750/
Hillser750/
Illsher750/
Ulscher750/
Ellcher750/
Elser717,502/
Elcer7114/
Eleshear717/
Hilshire712/
Ilser712/
Echelser711/
Hyolsher711/
Gilesher711/
Elshehre711/
Ailshere710/
Heselscerdt701/
Hesselscheardt701/
Hilger6711,402/
Helzer671,899/
Hülser67822/
Gelser67230/
Hilzer67225/
Hulser67225/
Helger67191/
Elshaheer67154/
Eleser67111/
Hilšer6775/
Elsser6768/
Gilser6767/
Elsier6759/
Gelcer6739/
Eichelser6732/
Elsert6732/
Ulsher6727/
Elsker6724/
Gilcer6719/
Elcere678/
Ellser674/
Yelser674/
Eelser672/
Helxer672/
Hilserova672/
Hiljer672/
Elseer671/
Ealser671/
Elserd671/
Uelcer671/
Elecer671/
Ilsger671/
Elseir671/
Elsger671/
Elcear671/

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