Hildegard Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hildegard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hildegard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hildegard (466,837) may also be a first name.

Hildegard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hildegard (Arabic: هيلدغارد) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hildegard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hildegard reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hildegard is also the 2,168th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 466,837 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 34 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Hildegard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hildegard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hildegard Last Name Statistics demography

Hildegard earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.95% less than the national average, earning $27,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Hildegard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hildegard in the Arabic language
هيلدغاردhyldghard-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hildegard
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