Hilss Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hilss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hilss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hilss is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hilss.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hilss live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Hilss is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 60 percent are found, Hesse, where 26 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Hilss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hilss surname grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hilss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hilss surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Hilss earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.07% less than the national average, earning $28,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hils892,917/
Ilss891/
Hilless8375/
Hailess831/
Chiless830/
Hills8044,902/
Hiles807,196/
Hilse802,957/
Hails801,520/
Hilst80501/
Heils80125/
Chils8089/
Hilsz8074/
Hiels8048/
Hülss8030/
Iless802/
Gilss802/
Huils802/
Hoils801/
Eilss801/
Ehlss801/
Hulss800/
Hilsh800/
Chilless7725/
Hilssová771/
Haisless770/
Ils75304/
Chiles739,217/
Hailes732,351/
Hilles73528/
Hoiles73498/
Heiles73426/
Chills7357/
Hilsch7349/
Hillås7321/
Huiles7315/
Chails7313/
Huelss7313/
Giless7312/
Hilsøe7312/
Khiles736/
Haills735/
Ilesse734/
Hijles734/
Jiless733/
Hülsse733/
Hieles732/
Huless732/
Illess732/
Hyless732/
Juilss731/
Khills731/
Chiels731/
Hillls731/
Uiless731/
Hoills731/
Khälss731/
Hilshe731/
Helsse730/
Heills730/
Chilse730/
Eiless730/
Higlis730/
Ehless730/
Iles6715,980/
Huls674,697/
Hüls673,816/
Hilz672,488/
Gils672,160/
Ilse671,703/
Chilese67927/
Uhls67643/
Hilß67230/
Hels67184/
Chilles67180/
Eils67172/
Jils67152/
Gilless67122/
Ehls67115/
Ilsø6786/
Heilles6760/
Chioles6745/
Chailes6737/
Ihls6734/
Elss6733/
Ails6715/
Hayless677/
Cheiles677/
Hesless676/
Jilesse675/
Illesse675/
Hilsová674/
Hilš674/
Helesse673/
Iels672/
Hailles672/
Isls672/
Chilshe672/
Hissels672/
Hillesø672/
Ilsh672/
Hjls672/
Helless671/
Ills671/
Oils671/
Ilst671/
Hoilles671/
Chaills671/
Healess671/
Hueless671/
Uils671/
D'Hills671/
Chitels671/
Ylss671/
Itls671/
Heilest670/
Heilsch670/
Heisles670/

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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 Hilss
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