Hilk Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hilk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hilk (23) may also be a first name.

Hilk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilk has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hilk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 701,000th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hilk are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most common given name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The last name Hilk is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 56 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Hilk is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Iraq, where 14 percent are found.

Hilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hilk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hilk last name expanded 1,662 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hilk last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hilk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $51,620 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilke891,882/
Hilck89248/
Chilk8924/
Hilks893/
Ilk861,985/
Heilek80141/
Heilke8079/
Hilcke8044/
Chilke8042/
Heilck8021/
Huilek804/
Hitlek804/
Khailk803/
Chillk803/
Hoilke801/
Chilks801/
Hillck801/
Hillke800/
Chailk800/
Hillks800/
Hulk75525/
Hülk75347/
Ilke75338/
Helk75270/
Gilk75247/
Jilk75240/
Illk7579/
Uilk7555/
Yilk7545/
Hilg7525/
Eilk7517/
Hilc7516/
Hälk759/
Ilck758/
Ilkh755/
Jhlk752/
Ilkk752/
Ijlk752/
Hilq751/
Uhlk751/
Oilk751/
Ielk751/
Ailk751/
Ilık751/
Chailek73519/
Hilková7347/
Choilek7337/
Chuilek7318/
Cheilek734/
Hilkova734/
Chilkhe732/
Chiglik731/
Haileke731/
Chuilke731/
Helke67773/
Helck67325/
Jilke67234/
Hylek67150/
Yilek67123/
Khilq6778/
Hülck6777/
Eilks6771/
Hílek6750/
Hälke6733/
Helks6732/
Eilek6727/
Hýlek6724/
Hulck6714/
Oilke6712/
Chilkova6711/
Chelk679/
Chilg678/
Hülke678/
Jhlke678/
Illke678/
Khelk677/
Heilková677/
Chilková676/
Hullk676/
Heilg675/
Uilke673/
Huelk673/
Ailek672/
Ailke672/
Hillc672/
Hylke672/
Jillk671/
Huulk671/
Hoylk671/
Hislc671/
Hailc671/
Hailg671/
Eilke671/
Ailck671/
Ihlke671/
Ielck671/
Yilke670/
Healk670/

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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 Hilk
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