Hilsa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Hilsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Hilsa (1,186) may also be a first name.
Hilsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hilsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hilsa (Hindi: हिल्सा) is found in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hilsa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Hilsa occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Hilsa reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 46 percent reside in Levant. Hilsa is also the 230,283rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 1,186 people.
The surname Hilsa is most frequent in Palestine, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 758,142. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Nablus Governorate, where 100 percent live. Not including Palestine this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hilsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hilsa in the Hindi language | ||
| हिल्सा | hilsa | 50 |
| हिलसा | hilasa | 25 |
| हील्सा | hilsa | 25 |
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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 Hilsa
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