Illés Surname

36,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Illés Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illés Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary14,0721:69862
Slovakia3041:17,5542,613
Romania961:209,14420,627
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Illes (3,337), Illès (1), Illeš (68), Illeș (47) & Illeş (41) are calculated separately.

Illés (1,009) may also be a first name.

Illés Last Name Facts

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

Illés is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Illes, Illès, Illeš, Illeș or Illeş. For other potential spellings of Illés click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Illés? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,260th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 500,897 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Illés are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 253,213th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,009 people.

It is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 14,072 people, or 1 in 698. In Hungary Illés is most prevalent in: Pest County, where 13 percent reside, Budapest, where 12 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Hungary Illés is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Illés Last Name Statistics demography

Illés earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.8% more than the national average, earning R 360,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Illes933,337/
Illès931/
Gillés912/
Illé898/
Ilés892/
Illeš8768/
Illeș8747/
Illeş8741/
Illis80246/
Gillé8094/
Ellés8011/
Illys805/
Hillé802/
Illhé801/
Ilhés801/
Gilés801/
Illésová77327/
Gilles7348,707/
Gillis7342,498/
Hillis7310,831/
Illies731,331/
Hilles73528/
Jilles73260/
Ailles73104/
Illges73103/
Gillès7369/
Eilles7352/
Illays7350/
Eillis7347/
Uillis7338/
Illish7335/
Illesh7324/
Illisz7317/
Illiss737/
Jillis736/
Gillys734/
Illios733/
Illais733/
Hillys732/
Illess732/
Illyss732/
Illysh731/
Aillis731/
Illhes731/
Jillys731/
Gaillé731/
Oilles731/
Yilles730/
Illa6767,594/
Iles6715,980/
Illy676,580/
Ille674,451/
Illi673,922/
Ilys67972/
Ilis67831/
Gilliss67650/
Gillois67213/
Gilless67122/
Hilless6775/
Gillish6766/
Heilles6760/
Hillios6736/
Illý6734/
Illá6717/
Illeysh6711/
Hillges6710/
Hillies675/
Illesse675/
Gaillis674/
Illisse674/
Hilé674/
Gillisz674/
Illesch674/
Eillies673/
Gilleas673/
Hailles672/
Gilleys672/
Gillles672/
Hillesø672/
Gilleis671/
Hillais671/
Hillois671/
Hoilles671/
Hilliss671/
Hillish671/
Gillios671/
Illiays671/
Illayss671/
Illyais671/
Illysse671/
Illéová671/
Illı671/
Jilé671/
Isellis671/
Éllé671/
Gillais671/
Gillijs671/
Ellé671/
Ailé671/
Huillis671/
Illj671/
Gillees670/
Jillies670/
Gilllis670/
Haillis670/
Jillets670/
Hillise670/

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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 Illés
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