Hilven Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hilven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4121:27,9044,464
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Hilven (32) may also be a first name.

Hilven Last Name Facts

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

Hilven is found most in Belgium. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 703,644th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hilven are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hilven is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held forename in the world, held by 32 people.

The surname Hilven is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 412 people, or 1 in 27,904. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilven921/
Ilven914/
Chilvien869/
Helven8372/
Gilven8312/
Ilveen835/
Hilvin834/
Yilven832/
Ilvent831/
Hulven831/
Chelven7714/
Hilving779/
Gillven771/
Gilvean771/
Hillvin771/
Chilvin771/
Hullven770/
Ulven73764/
Elven73416/
Ylven735/
Ilvén734/
Ilvin734/
Heilbeyn711/
Gilvin67670/
Helvin67191/
Gelven67148/
Ilvina6773/
Ullven6740/
Ulvøen6739/
Elveyn6733/
Hälvin6727/
Elveng6718/
Helvín6711/
Ulvenå679/
Ilving678/
Ulvåen676/
Ilvain676/
Hylvén675/
Elvein675/
Hulvén675/
Elveen674/
Ilbean674/
Elvene672/
Ielvin671/
Ulvien671/
Ellven671/
Eulven670/

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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 Hilven
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