Hilmar Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hilmar Surname Definition:

(English) for the Anglo-Saxon Hildmær = War-Famous [Old Teutonic hild, war + Old English mære = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. márt = Gothic mér-s, famous]

Hilmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Austria321:266,10730,958
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hilmar (19,000) may also be a first name.

Hilmar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for the Anglo-Saxon Hildmær = War-Famous [Old Teutonic hild, war + Old English mære = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. márt = Gothic mér-s, famous]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hilmar Last Name Facts

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

Hilmar is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilmar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,098,270th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Hilmar reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hilmar is also the 39,300th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 19,000 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Colorado, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 14 percent reside and Czechia, where 14 percent reside.

Hilmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilmar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hilmar last name grew 7,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilmar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hilmar are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Hilmar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,885 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillmar9271/
Hilmart9217/
Heilmar922/
Chilmar921/
Khilmar921/
Ilmar91164/
Heilmair8674/
Heilmayr8641/
Hillmayr8623/
Hislmayr869/
Hillmair864/
Khilmare862/
Hailmair861/
Gilmar83503/
Helmar83184/
Hylmar83155/
Yilmar834/
Hjlmar832/
Hilmor831/
Ilmarh831/
Eilmar831/
Illmar831/
Uhlmar830/
Hilmarová8035/
Hilmarova802/
Hjelmar77134/
Ilmardh7773/
Gillmar7739/
Illmayr7721/
Hällmar7710/
Helmart7710/
Eilemar776/
Hyllmar774/
Hellmar773/
Hilmore773/
Uhlmayr772/
Jilmare771/
Helmare771/
Yilmarz771/
Jailmar770/
Gilmaur770/
Gilmair770/
Elmar73379/
Ulmar7345/
Ylmar739/
Ilmor730/
Helmhart71197/
Hellmayr71144/
Gillmayr7187/
Hellmair7143/
Hällmayr7115/
Eislmair7115/
Hillmeir717/
Ilmarova717/
Heilmeir715/
Hyllemar713/
Hielmeir711/
Hillmore711/
Gillmair711/
Eislmayr711/
Gilmor67442/
Hylmarová67169/
Gelmar6762/
Yılmar6752/
Ullmar6734/
Elmarr6723/
Elmare6721/
Eiselmair6720/
Ilmairova6720/
Hesselmar6717/
Hylmarova6710/
Elmard6710/
Jilmor679/
Elmair679/
Helmhardt677/
Elhmar674/
Elmasr674/
Yolmar674/
Ilmore673/
Elmart672/
Jelmar672/
Ellmar672/
Helmor671/
Yilmor671/
Uilmor671/
Eiselmayr671/
Aylmar670/

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