Hilker Surname

91,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hilker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1021:25,9533,429
United States1,7651:205,35920,151
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Denmark801:70,5597,018
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
England71:7,959,723202,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Hilker (39) may also be a first name.

Hilker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilker occurs most in Germany. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hilker is the 91,080th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,386,256 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hilker live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hilker is also the 1,637,361st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 39 people.

Hilker is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,102 people, or 1 in 25,953. In Germany Hilker is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Hilker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hilker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hilker surname increased 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hilker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hilker last name are 26.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hilker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $53,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heilker92208/
Hilcker9235/
Hillker9217/
Huilker926/
Hailker921/
Hilketr921/
Hilkerd920/
Hihlker920/
Hielker920/
Ilker911,827/
Hillåker866/
Chilkere861/
Hillkier861/
Hillkert860/
Hilkeirt860/
Helker83782/
Gilker83462/
Hälker83298/
Hulker83145/
Eilker8319/
Ehlker8316/
Hilcer832/
Hilkre831/
Jilker831/
Oilker830/
Chillkeer801/
Hilcher77190/
Hilkjær7791/
Gehlker7788/
Helkert7714/
Huelker776/
Jillker774/
Hülcker773/
Hellker773/
Khelker771/
Hilkirt770/
Hullker770/
Heilhecker75193/
Ülker7329,494/
Ulker731,010/
Elker73302/
Ilkir7311/
Ilqer734/
Ylker732/
Chilcher7141/
Hellåker7121/
Hellkert716/
Hillcher715/
Gillåker715/
Hillkirt710/
Elkher67603/
Ilkjær67129/
Gelker67124/
Helcer6731/
Gilcer6719/
Elkeir6716/
Hilcre6715/
Elkeer6713/
Uelker679/
Älåker675/
Ulkher675/
Ealker675/
Elhker672/
Yolker672/
Elkerd672/
Hälkerová671/
Elkerr671/
Elcker671/
Elkier670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hilker
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