Hildebert Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Hildebert Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Battle Bright or Glorious [Old Teutonic hild, battle, war + Old English Old Saxon berht = O.H.Ger. beraht, bright, glorious]

Hildebert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3781:175,72127,351
Belgium171:676,27358,718
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hildebert (1,082) may also be a first name.

Hildebert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Battle Bright or Glorious [Old Teutonic hild, battle, war + Old English Old Saxon berht = O.H.Ger. beraht, bright, glorious]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hildebert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hildebert is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hildebert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hildebert is the 721,185th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hildebert live; 52 percent live in Caribbean and 52 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Hildebert is also the 242,775th most commonly held given name globally, held by 1,082 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 175,721. In France Hildebert is mostly found in: Guadeloupe, where 56 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 37 percent reside and Occitanie, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account France it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hildeberte951/
Childebert951/
Ildebert9432/
Hildevert89247/
Heldebert896/
Hildewerth8431/
Ildevert8236/
Hildever828/
Hildebard781/
Heldewerdt741/
Yldevert711/
Eldebir6320/
Eldivert59121/
Eldiver5057/

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