Hils Surname

151,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1251:37,8855,005
United States3661:990,32573,323
France2411:275,61342,384
Panama381:102,9543,886
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
India211:36,526,923420,161
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Austria121:709,62061,025
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Comoros11:749,524685
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

The alternate forms: Hilš (4) are calculated separately.

Hils (84) may also be a first name.

Hils Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hils (Georgian: ჰილს, Hindi: हिल्स) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Hilš. For other possible spellings of Hils click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hils? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,057th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,498,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Hils reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 84 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 2,125 people, or 1 in 37,885. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 65 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Hils exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Hils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hils has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hils last name expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hils Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hils are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hils earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $48,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.61% more than the national average, earning $60,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilš924/
Hills8944,902/
Hiles897,196/
Hilse892,957/
Hails891,520/
Hilst89501/
Heils89125/
Chils8989/
Hilss8982/
Hilsz8974/
Hiels8948/
Huils892/
Hoils891/
Hilsh890/
Ils86304/
Chiles809,217/
Hailes802,351/
Hilles80528/
Hoiles80498/
Heiles80426/
Chills8057/
Hilsch8049/
Hillås8021/
Huiles8015/
Chails8013/
Hilsøe8012/
Khiles806/
Haills805/
Hijles804/
Hieles802/
Khills801/
Chiels801/
Hillls801/
Hoills801/
Hilshe801/
Heills800/
Chilse800/
Higlis800/
Iles7515,980/
Huls754,697/
Hüls753,816/
Hilz752,488/
Gils752,160/
Ilse751,703/
Uhls75643/
Hilß75230/
Hels75184/
Eils75172/
Jils75152/
Ehls75115/
Ilsø7586/
Ihls7534/
Ails7515/
Iels752/
Isls752/
Ilsh752/
Hjls752/
Ills751/
Oils751/
Ilst751/
Ilss751/
Uils751/
Itls751/
Chilese73927/
Chilles73180/
Hilless7375/
Heilles7360/
Chioles7345/
Chailes7337/
Cheiles737/
Hilsová734/
Hailles732/
Chilshe732/
Hissels732/
Hillesø732/
Hoilles731/
Hailess731/
Chaills731/
D'Hills731/
Chitels731/
Heilest730/
Heilsch730/
Chiless730/
Heisles730/
Giles67110,481/
Chileshe6733,568/
Jiles675,491/
Isles674,713/
Illes673,337/
Gills673,052/
Ailes672,407/
Hulls671,059/
Hyles67830/
Huels67794/
Uhles67624/
Heels67509/
Hülse67505/
Heles67447/
Aills67375/
Hules67213/
Ilsøe67211/
Heuls67196/
Eiles67179/
Hilje67104/
Ijlst6795/
Yilse6793/
Ehles6790/
Gails6777/
Chels6776/
Helse6774/
Heals6771/
Eilsø6764/
Ilese6763/
Yiles6751/
Helsø6750/
Eills6748/
Jills6746/
Hülst6741/
Ilhes6736/
Hülss6730/
Hilze6727/
Chilless6725/
Hulsh6725/
Hylse6724/
Hells6723/
Ilsch6718/
Gilså6715/
Hulsz6713/
Uhlås6713/
Hilch6712/
Helst6711/
Iglis6711/
Hitlz6710/
Khels6710/
Hilez679/
Gehls679/
Helås678/
Gilsh677/
Hähls677/
Joils676/
Chailles676/
Jiels674/
Hillz674/
Oiles673/
Jilsø673/
Hayls672/
Uills672/
Yhles672/
Hillsová672/
Illst672/
Hylls672/
Iless672/
Gilss672/
Helsh672/
Jails672/
Heyls671/
Ioles671/
Oills671/
Itlls671/
Ieles671/
Ihles671/
Hilce671/
Hilssová671/
Eilse671/
Eilss671/
Eilst671/
Yills671/
Uiles671/
Chilz671/
Illse671/
Hälse671/
Hılls671/
Hilże671/
Helsd671/
Helsz671/
Hailz671/
Ehlss671/
Chailest671/
Hulss670/
Hoyls670/
Haisless670/
Hehls670/
Itles670/
Jeils670/
Echilles670/
Ehlls670/
Ailse670/

Hils Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hils in the Georgian language
ჰილსhils-
Hils in the Hindi language
हिल्सhilsa-

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Hils Reference & Research

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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 Hils
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