Hilms Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hilms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Hilms Last Name Facts

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

Hilms is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilms? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Hilms is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Hilms reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 63 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Alabama, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent live.

Hilms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hilms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hilms surname expanded 107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hilms surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Hilms earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heilms917/
Hillms910/
Ilms891/
Helms8051,546/
Hulms802/
Uilms801/
Ilmse801/
Gilms800/
Hellms7353/
Chelms7315/
Helmst738/
Hjelms734/
Helmse732/
Healms732/
Helmss731/
Yilmsz731/
Khelms731/
Elms678,714/
Hjelmås67100/
Ulms6788/
Hjelmsø6758/
Hjälmås6711/
Helmsøe672/
Ilmz672/
Gelms6075/
Ellms6067/
Ulmås603/
Helmz603/
Ojlms601/
Elmss601/
Uilmz601/
Elmms601/
Jelms601/
Ealms600/
Helmch552/
Elmsova501/
Hellmch501/

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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 Hilms
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