Hildegarde Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hildegarde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hildegarde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hildegarde (3,729) may also be a first name.

Hildegarde Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Hildegarde? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Hildegarde occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hildegarde live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Hildegarde is also the 115,310th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 3,729 people.

The last name Hildegarde is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,277,405. In Belgium Hildegarde is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 89 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Hildegarde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hildegarde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hildegarde surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hildegarde
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