Hilfer Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hilfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Argentina681:628,58044,177
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hilfer (13) may also be a first name.

Hilfer Last Name Facts

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

Hilfer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hilfer.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,093rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. Hilfer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Hilfer live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 1,078,747. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Hilfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hilfer last name rose 16,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hilfer are 12.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.15% being registered with the political party.

Hilfer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning $51,784 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilfert92128/
Hillfer922/
Hilffer921/
Hilfere920/
Hailfer920/
Hilferd920/
Hilfe916/
Hilffert8610/
Hilferth860/
Helfer837,910/
Gilfer8352/
Hylfer839/
Hülfer832/
Hilfey831/
Helfert771,474/
Helffer7774/
Khilfeh7745/
Helferd7716/
Helpfer7714/
Hülfert7713/
Huelfer779/
Helfere772/
Helfeer771/
Hailfey771/
Ailferd771/
Hellfer771/
Helfeur771/
Hillfei771/
Hullfer770/
Gillfer770/
Ülfer73372/
Elfer73259/
Hilfi7380/
Ulfer7313/
Hilfa7311/
Hilfy738/
Gilfe732/
Helfe731/
Hellfeur711/
Helffier711/
Jehlffer711/
Hihglife711/
Elfert672,058/
Gelfer67405/
Elferd67142/
Helfet6762/
Helferová6756/
Helfre6749/
Uelfer6743/
Chelfe673/
Helferova673/
Gilfär672/
Elfere672/
Elferr672/
Helfey672/
Helfee672/
Hailfa671/
Elfear671/
Ailefe671/
Helfie671/
Iglife671/
Gilfir671/
Chilfi671/
Hilfit671/
Eilfey671/
Khilfi671/
Ulferr670/
Hilfoy670/
Gilfey670/
Helfed670/
Jelfer670/

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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 Hilfer
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