Tilgert Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tilgert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilgert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tilgert Last Name Facts

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

Tilgert is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tilgert.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilgert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Tilgert is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Tilgert are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Tilgert is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Tilgert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tilgert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tilgert last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilger92959/
Tilert9234/
Tillger86102/
Thilert8638/
Tielert8632/
Tilgher8612/
Tislert861/
Tilgier861/
Thilger860/
Thielert80445/
Tilchert804/
Thailert802/
Theilert801/
Teilhert801/
Thitlert801/
Taileart801/
Tilzer77237/
Telger77119/
Tilšer7750/
Tilser7720/
Tilcer7717/
Tülger7713/
Tilgre778/
Tillinger75937/
Tailleart759/
Tillenger751/
Taylert7139/
Tilszer7119/
Tilcher7116/
Tilsher7112/
Tlinger713/
Tiolerd712/
Thilerd711/
Teldger711/
Tilzher711/
Tuylert711/
Teelger710/
Tilscher6769/
Tilgaard6748/
Thailerd674/
Tylchert673/
Tilchertová672/
Taillirt671/
Tayllert671/
Thielser671/
Tölchert671/
Telchert671/

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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 Tilgert
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