Hillifer Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hillifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hillifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Hillifer Last Name Facts

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

Hillifer is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hillifer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Hillifer is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hillifer live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hillifer is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Hillifer is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 80 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England Hillifer is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent are found.

Hillifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hillifer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hillifer surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilliffe880/
Illife864/
Hilife861/
Chilliffe820/
Illiffe8012/
Khilife801/
Hislife800/
Ilife7710/
Jellifer755/
Gellifer751/
Illiffee751/
Khelifer751/
Ellisfer750/
Jilliffe750/
Haislife750/
Gilliffe750/
Iliffe711,573/
Illifi71102/
Elifer7150/
Hilifa711/
Ellife711/
Gaillefer711/
Hilheffer711/
Jelliffer710/
Gillipher710/
Elliffe67304/
Khelife6712/
Khilifi679/
Chilifi679/
Chilefe676/
Chilifa674/
Jellife672/
Hellifi672/
Ilhefer671/
Gellife671/
Elifier671/
Jlliffe671/
Jelifer671/

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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 Hillifer
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