Ilster Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Chile

Ilster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Ilster Last Name Facts

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

Ilster (Russian: Ильстер) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ilster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ilster live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is most common in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 50 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent live. Other than Russia Ilster occurs in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilster92665/
Hilster92179/
Ailster9223/
Iolster929/
Ilstere925/
Elster833,269/
Ulster83424/
Ilsted838/
Ylster833/
Higlister8016/
Hillester800/
Elshter77122/
Hulster7797/
Hülster7786/
Gelster7781/
Helster7738/
Elester7738/
Ilstedt7731/
Hilsted7725/
Elstere774/
Elsther771/
Eulster771/
Ilstead771/
Elsteer771/
Ulester770/
Ellster770/
Elste731,071/
Huelster71208/
Ilestedt7113/
Elsæther7112/
Hilstead715/
Hulsther714/
Hellster712/
Gilleste712/
Hillsted712/
Aylester711/
Hulester711/
Heilsted711/
D'Hulster67991/
Hillstead67685/
Elsted6776/
Hillstedt6756/
Heilstedt6740/
Elsterová6715/
Helste6710/
Ilesta676/
Elstir672/
Elstes671/
Hilsty671/
Huelstier671/
Eleste671/
Hillested670/
Hailstird670/
Yillstead670/
Elzter670/

Ilster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ilster in the Russian language
Ильстерilster-

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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 Ilster
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