Hilges Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Hilges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Hilges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilges Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hilges occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilges? popularity and diffusion
Hilges is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Hilges is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Hilges reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Hilges is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 43 percent reside, Berlin, where 29 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 29 percent reside. Other than Germany Hilges exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 2 percent reside.
Hilges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hilges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hilges surname decreased 91 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hilges
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