Hillgaard Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hillgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hillgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark711:79,5037,759
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Hillgaard Last Name Facts

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

Hillgaard occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillgaard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hillgaard are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 79,503. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 48 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillgard9440/
Hillgaar9421/
Hillgardt898/
Hyllgaard894/
Hilgard8891/
Hillgar880/
Hillengard8420/
Hyllegaard8418/
Hulgaard82354/
Ellgaard82202/
Hilgardt8252/
Eilgaard8221/
Hylgaard8220/
Gillgard8218/
Helgaard8215/
Hellgard821/
Hilgar80131/
Ilgard800/
Huulgaard7860/
Hillgarth7825/
Hellgardt7813/
Hjelgaard7810/
Hyllegard787/
Gillgaurd780/
Elgaard751,364/
Hilgart751,039/
Chilgar75180/
Hulgard7534/
Ellgard7511/
Helgard758/
Hellgar751/
Hielgar751/
Gillgar751/
Ellgaar751/
Ilgardt751/
Hilgare751/
Gilgard750/
Hilgardová749/
Ilgar713,679/
Hilgarth71294/
Chilghar7123/
Jillgart7112/
Hilgerdt717/
Hillgert716/
Ellgardt714/
Hellgart711/
Hilgarrt711/
Heylgard711/
Eilegard711/
Elgaar67589/
Elgard67172/
Helgar6739/
Gilgar6737/
Chilingar6722/
Ilgart6722/
Yilgar6715/
Ellgar6712/
Ilghar672/
Ellengard671/
Elingaard671/
Ulgard670/
Hellingar670/

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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 Hillgaard
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