Hild Surname

51,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Hild Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) the Old Teutonic pers. name Hild(a, in compds. usually Hilde- [Old Teutonic (poet.) hild, from, war, battle] Hild was both a fem. and a masc. A.- Saxon name.

Walter Hilde.—Hundred Rolls

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Hild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,4011:14,9061,947
United States2,5591:141,64114,705
France1,1901:55,8177,415
Hungary1321:74,3667,547
Austria971:87,78812,982
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Argentina871:491,30436,372
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Canada661:558,26746,632
Luxembourg601:9,6761,612
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:127,13612,256

Hild (681) may also be a first name.

Hild Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) the Old Teutonic pers. name Hild(a, in compds. usually Hilde- [Old Teutonic (poet.) hild, from, war, battle] Hild was both a fem. and a masc. A.- Saxon name.

Walter Hilde.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

"Hiltz" is an altered spelling of South German "Hilz", which is a variant of "Hild".

- bbbhltz

Hild Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hild is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hild? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hild is the 51,027th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 725,201 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Hild reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 317,248th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 681 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 5,401 people, or 1 in 14,906. In Germany Hild is most numerous in: Hesse, where 28 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany Hild is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Hild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hild has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hild last name increased 648 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hild Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hild surname are 24.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hild earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning 392,790 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning R 250,920 per year; in United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $57,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Child8915,684/
Hildt89809/
Hield89468/
Khild8934/
Heild8920/
Hilld893/
Hilds893/
Hildh893/
Haild892/
Hildø892/
Hildd891/
Hiold890/
Hil861,290/
Ild86260/
Childs8056,934/
Khaild80618/
Childz8091/
Høgild8076/
Heilds8041/
Hailed8010/
Chaild806/
Hildås805/
Chield802/
Ohield801/
Heildt801/
Hillds801/
Khuild801/
Hitled800/
Childt800/
Hill75810,045/
Held7548,433/
Heil7536,266/
Khil7530,838/
Hail7512,645/
Hile758,672/
Hoil757,605/
Chil757,332/
Hilt756,555/
Hiel751,845/
Gild75548/
Huld75247/
Hilp75129/
Huil75129/
Hitl7557/
Hyld7545/
Hijl7540/
Yild7524/
Ield754/
Oild753/
Jild752/
Hisl751/
Hjil751/
Hilh751/
Hihl751/
Uild751/
Uhld751/
Yhld751/
Aild751/
Itld751/
Ijld751/
Ildp751/
Ildt751/
Ilds750/
Khoiled731,010/
Eichild7313/
Chieldt736/
Hildová734/
Chailds733/
Childds732/
Childss731/
Chillds731/
Chailed731/
Khailed731/
Cheilds730/
Haile67428,984/
Hille6717,056/
Chile6713,889/
Khail6712,404/
Il679,645/
Heald679,428/
Heldt678,964/
Hilts672,805/
Khile671,501/
Hisle671,322/
Hisel671,122/
Hjail67961/
Hoile67913/
Chail67741/
Heile67717/
Kheil67481/
Chill67312/
Heijl67264/
Huldt67225/
Khill67220/
Haill67178/
Hilpp67171/
Hoisl67143/
Kheld67138/
Hilte67126/
Gildt67122/
Chhil67111/
Hilcz67106/
Heill6793/
Chiel6793/
Hitel6792/
Heisl6789/
Heitl6788/
Haitl6754/
Hittl6753/
Hiltt6747/
Haisl6745/
Huile6742/
Iteld6737/
Hiell6734/
Cheil6734/
Helds6731/
Ahail6730/
Hoill6727/
Huisl6727/
Hetil6727/
Chilt6725/
Choil6723/
Higli6722/
Hesil6722/
Khoil6719/
Hitil6719/
Ichil6717/
Huitl6716/
Hicil6710/
Yiled6710/
Chuil678/
Echil678/
Hilth677/
Hilll676/
Chyld676/
Huill676/
Hisil676/
Chitl675/
Chiol675/
Chilp674/
Chilh674/
Hischild674/
Ailed674/
Yildz674/
Hillt674/
Jhilt673/
Goild673/
Helld673/
Iglid673/
Aaild673/
Gildå673/
Cheld673/
Heldh672/
Khiol671/
Haysield671/
Jield671/
Iseld671/
Hoyld671/
Huilt671/
Hgill671/
Hjeld671/
Gaild671/
Haijl671/
Haihl671/
Heldp671/
Hicel671/
Heihl671/
Heisield671/
Khuil671/
Hailh671/
Eilds671/
Oiled671/
Yhsil671/
Ieyld671/
Hilgy671/
Hielt670/
Hilph670/
Heuld670/
Hillp670/
Heilt670/
Ahyld670/
Hijlt670/
Hjill670/
Hysil670/
Hylds670/
Hiehl670/
Jilds670/
Heeld670/
Hhill670/

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