Hiltgen Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Hiltgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiltgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Luxembourg381:15,2773,461
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France31:22,140,907385,998
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hiltgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hiltgen occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiltgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Hiltgen live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States Hiltgen is most numerous in: Kansas, where 23 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Hiltgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hiltgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hiltgen surname grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiltgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hiltgen surname are 23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Hiltgen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $44,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilgen92513/
Iltgen9276/
Hilsgen86185/
Hildgen8666/
Hillgen8639/
Hultgen8624/
Ilgen834,291/
Heilthen801/
Hilgemnn801/
Hilgenne800/
Gilgen773,371/
Illgen772,302/
Helgen77527/
Hilsen77425/
Eltgen77108/
Yilgen7776/
Hilzen7732/
Iltsen773/
Hilgem772/
Hilgin772/
Hilcen771/
Eultgen71109/
Heltzen7183/
Chilsen7182/
Hilchen7139/
Gillgen718/
Hilesen716/
Hillsen715/
Hielsen711/
Hilsgem711/
Ilgienė711/
Giltien711/
Helthen711/
Hilthem710/
Hellgen710/
Jiltsen710/
Gilthen710/
Hiltine710/
Ilgin679,958/
Elgen672,675/
Ilzen67378/
Heilesen67337/
Ilsen67334/
Hileseen679/
Iglitzen677/
Huillcen676/
Ilcen676/
Heylegen671/
Iljen671/
Heltzien670/
Hailesen670/
Hillsien670/

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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 Hiltgen
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