Hillgen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Hillgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hillgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Finland151:366,44725,366
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Hillgén (18) & Hillgèn (1) are calculated separately.

Hillgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hillgen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Hillgén or Hillgèn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hillgen is the 3,141,416th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Hillgen are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Hillgen is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent are found, Connecticut, where 19 percent are found and Kentucky, where 19 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 38 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Hillgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hillgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hillgen surname rose 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hillgen Last Name Statistics demography

Hillgen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.23% more than the national average, earning $56,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillgén9518/
Hillgèn951/
Illgen922,302/
Hilgen92513/
Hiltgen86254/
Hilsgen86185/
Hildgen8666/
Hillien8618/
Gillgen868/
Hillsen865/
Hillyen861/
Hellgen860/
Ilgen834,291/
Huillcen806/
Chilléen802/
Hilgemnn801/
Hillihen801/
Chillien801/
Hillsien800/
Hilliend800/
Hilgenne800/
Huillien800/
Gilgen773,371/
Illien77859/
Helgen77527/
Hilsen77425/
Ellgen77159/
Ehlgen77100/
Iltgen7776/
Yilgen7776/
Hilzen7732/
Illsen778/
Hulgen777/
Ilguen777/
Hilien775/
Hilgem772/
Hilgin772/
Illgin771/
Hilyen771/
Hilcen771/
Hällängen751/
Hillehein751/
Gillingen750/
Gilgien7193/
Hoilien7184/
Chilsen7182/
Hellzen7156/
Gillien7150/
Hilchen7139/
Hellsen7115/
Illchen7110/
Gillyen718/
Heilien716/
Hilesen716/
Hellien714/
Chilien713/
Jillien712/
Eillien712/
Hellgin712/
Helguen712/
Gillsen711/
Hielsen711/
Hilsgem711/
Gilgeen711/
Illesne711/
Ilgienė711/
Hilguin711/
Yilghen711/
Hillsin710/
Hellgem710/
Illshen710/
Jillsen710/
Gillgin710/
Hullgin710/
Ilgin679,958/
Ülgen679,499/
Ilgün675,911/
Elgen672,675/
Ilzen67378/
Gilleßen67359/
Heilesen67337/
Ilsen67334/
Hellesen67330/
Juillien67244/
Ellingen67208/
Ulgen67184/
Gillesen67147/
Ilien6789/
Gillioen6783/
Gaillien6773/
Chellsen6725/
Chiljean6721/
Gillesén6715/
Hileseen679/
Ilcen676/
Hjellien674/
Ilgın672/
Ielgn671/
Hellchen671/
Gillssen671/
Ellengen671/
Iljen671/
Heylegen671/
Illiesin671/
Illyesne671/
Hilehein671/
Hailesen670/
Chellien670/
Ehlingen670/

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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 Hillgen
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