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

The surname Hillifer is found most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hillifer.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillifer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Hillifer reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is primarily found 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 found in Canada, where 29 percent are found.

Hillifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hillifer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hillifer last name expanded 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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