Tillis Surname

121,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tillis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tillis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6891:98,25410,933
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:152,17814,081

Tillis (100) may also be a first name.

Tillis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tillis is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tillis is the 121,363rd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,930,987 people. The surname Tillis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Tillis reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tillis is also the 946,056th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 100 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,689 people, or 1 in 98,254. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Tillis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tillis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tillis surname increased 1,118 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tillis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tillis last name are 8.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.7% registered to vote for the party.

Tillis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning $35,548 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilliss9243/
Tillies9229/
Tillois9219/
Thillis922/
Ttillis920/
Tillish920/
Tilli913,052/
Tillisch86318/
Thillois86146/
Thillies8615/
Tiollais864/
Thillais863/
Tellis833,579/
Tillie831,436/
Tilles831,092/
Tillit83249/
Tillia83219/
Tielli83132/
Tillio8337/
Thilli8329/
Tillai8327/
Tillij8322/
Tyllis838/
Tiolli838/
Tilliy833/
Tilloi833/
Tillih831/
Tillii831/
Tillui831/
Thllis831/
Tillys831/
Tillei831/
Tilliz831/
Tlis8014/
Tlli804/
Thillisch800/
Tillich77707/
Tillitt77325/
Tellios77175/
Thillai77154/
Tellish77105/
Tilliez7788/
Tillges7765/
Telleis7726/
Tielles7724/
Tyllios7717/
Thilles7716/
Tilless7715/
Tellies7712/
Thellis7710/
Tilliey773/
Telliss772/
Thuilli771/
Tilleit771/
Thillie771/
Tillets770/
Thyllis770/
Tuilles770/
Tilloit770/
Tilleus770/
Tilleys770/
Telli7326,969/
Tilly737,956/
Tille732,869/
Tilla731,524/
Tölli731,140/
Tylli73180/
Tälli7381/
Tlais7372/
Tlish7360/
Tlois7326/
Tleis737/
Tillé734/
Tliss733/
Tlles732/
Tlise731/
Tülli731/
Télli731/
Tlisc731/
Tlies730/
Tllie730/
Thilliez71564/
Thillays7129/
Tellisch7112/
Tillesse717/
Tillesch717/
Tilluitz712/
Tillhest711/
Thelliss711/
Thielles711/
Thillges711/
Thyllois711/
Tillischova711/
Tillischová711/
Tilletts710/
Telles6750,636/
Tilley6737,421/
Tiller6716,157/
Tillya672,887/
Tellai672,069/
Tillet671,935/
Tilloy671,024/
Tellei67748/
Tellia67697/
Thilly67649/
Tillay67473/
Thille67449/
Tellie67110/
Tellio67104/
Tiella6798/
Tli6782/
Tyllia6745/
Tillge6730/
Thelli6728/
Tilleh6728/
Tielle6727/
Tuille6721/
Telliz6718/
Tillea6713/
Tijlla6713/
Tellys6710/
Tlaise678/
Tleiss677/
Tellip677/
Tlaiss677/
Tillez677/
Tilleu676/
Télles674/
Tellii673/
Telloi672/
Tillaa672/
Tielly672/
Tuillé672/
Tyllio671/
Teelli671/
Tilluy671/
Tillee671/
Tellli671/
Tellix671/
Toelli671/
Thillé671/
Thülli671/
Tillex671/
Tliesh671/
Tleise671/
Tllich670/
Tellit670/
Tylles670/

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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 Tillis
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