Rill Surname

139,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Rill Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Rido, a pet form of names beginning with Reiten (rider), as Ridperht, Ridhart and Ridher.

Rill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5281:237,21122,728
Germany1,0961:73,4549,292
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Austria541:157,69320,874
Hungary521:188,77516,213
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Romania421:478,04536,914
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
France201:3,321,136213,627
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Rill (218) may also be a first name.

Rill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Rido, a pet form of names beginning with Reiten (rider), as Ridperht, Ridhart and Ridher.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A small stream.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rill occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,349th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,271,679 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rill live; 50 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 611,412th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 218 people.

Rill is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,528 people, or 1 in 237,211. In The United States Rill is mostly found in: Maryland, where 32 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.

Rill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rill surname expanded 1,643 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rill last name are 38.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,569 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.44% less than the national average, earning R 39,348 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $41,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riell89119/
Rillh8930/
Rhill896/
Rihll895/
Rioll894/
Rilhl891/
Ruill891/
Rzill890/
Rilld890/
Ril861,644/
Rll867/
Riehll801/
Rhiell800/
Rhuill800/
Riel7511,594/
Röll753,551/
Ryll752,881/
Riol751,418/
Rell75798/
Rihl75470/
Rüll75314/
Rhil7595/
Rilh7528/
Ruil7521/
Røil7516/
Risl7513/
Åril7512/
Røll755/
Rűll754/
Rgil752/
Rild751/
Rilt751/
Rhll751/
Rlld751/
Rijl751/
Räll751/
Rillova734/
Rillová734/
Riehl6711,731/
Roell671,929/
Rl67565/
Ruell67447/
Rhiel67390/
Rigli67148/
Rislå6747/
Reull6720/
Röhll6719/
Rehll677/
Raell675/
Rildå675/
Hrell672/
Rhyll672/
Reell672/
Rhell671/
Rilpp671/
Rihlt671/
Rllzz671/
Æriæl671/

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