Hilal Surname
Approximately 155,241 people bear this surname
Hilal Surname User-submission:
Hilal means 'crescent' or 'half-moon' in Arabic.
Hilal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 31,780 | 1:1,102 | 159 |
| Egypt | 29,318 | 1:3,136 | 435 |
| Syria | 25,721 | 1:750 | 94 |
| Morocco | 12,030 | 1:2,866 | 239 |
| Sudan | 9,800 | 1:3,828 | 555 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,268 | 1:3,732 | 500 |
| Jordan | 6,776 | 1:1,305 | 206 |
| Yemen | 4,703 | 1:5,619 | 795 |
| Lebanon | 3,982 | 1:1,416 | 271 |
| Pakistan | 3,623 | 1:49,308 | 2,032 |
| Indonesia | 3,549 | 1:37,264 | 4,325 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,391 | 1:3,832 | 485 |
| India | 2,220 | 1:345,525 | 18,929 |
| Tanzania | 1,697 | 1:31,197 | 3,693 |
| Turkey | 1,128 | 1:68,991 | 6,440 |
| Palestine | 1,083 | 1:4,200 | 958 |
| Oman | 933 | 1:3,953 | 571 |
| Kuwait | 906 | 1:4,195 | 558 |
| Afghanistan | 746 | 1:43,101 | 1,593 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Bahrain | 441 | 1:3,058 | 517 |
| United States | 402 | 1:901,639 | 67,958 |
| Kenya | 362 | 1:127,569 | 10,522 |
| France | 344 | 1:193,089 | 30,043 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Iran | 264 | 1:290,843 | 20,828 |
| Argentina | 236 | 1:181,116 | 15,158 |
| Israel | 221 | 1:38,722 | 5,311 |
| Qatar | 181 | 1:13,028 | 1,448 |
| Tunisia | 141 | 1:4,331 | 679 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Malaysia | 123 | 1:239,790 | 13,649 |
| Spain | 121 | 1:386,380 | 21,365 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Guinea | 82 | 1:144,315 | 938 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| Senegal | 28 | 1:520,691 | 2,209 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 1:196,467 | 11,001 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Hilal (428,654) may also be a first name.
Hilal Surname Meaning
Hilal Demographics
Hilal Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Hilal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hilal (Arabic: الهلال, Bengali: হিলাল, Georgian: ჰილალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻬﻼﻝ, Hindi: हिलाल, Marathi: िहलाल, Oriya: ହିଲାଲ) is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hilal is the 3,623rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 46,943 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Hilal reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,382nd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 428,654 people.
The last name Hilal is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 31,780 people, or 1 in 1,102. Apart from Iraq it is found in 86 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent reside and Syria, where 17 percent reside.
Hilal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hilal surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Druze (56%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Hilal are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hilal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $50,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hilal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hilal in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰილალ | hilal | - |
| Hilal in the Bengali language | ||
| হিলাল | hilala | - |
| Hilal in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିଲାଲ | hilala | - |
| Hilal in the Hindi language | ||
| हिलाल | hilala | 97.57 |
| हीलाल | hilala | 2.25 |
| हिलात | hilata | 0.09 |
| Hilal in the Marathi language | ||
| िहलाल | ihalala | 90.97 |
| िहलाळ | ihalala | 6.37 |
| हीलाल | hilala | 1.13 |
| भील | bhila | 0.92 |
| लाला | lala | 0.04 |
| हीलाळ | hilala | 0.02 |
| हीलल | hilala | 0.01 |
| लाल | lala | 0.01 |
| िनळा | inala | 0.01 |
| िमळा | imala | 0.01 |
| ळाळ | lala | 0.01 |
| िमला | imala | 0.01 |
| Hilal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻬﻼﻝ | alhlal | 83.33 |
| ﻫﻼﻝ | hlal | 16.67 |
| Hilal in the Arabic language | ||
| الهلال | alhlal | - |
| هيلال | hylal | - |
| هلال | hlal | - |
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