Hillel is used as a family name or surname in Israel. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hillel
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Israel
Meaning: Worn by Sephardic Jews, it is a personal name that corresponds to the Hebrew "hallel" = "praise" (to God). In the Bible, is the father of Hillel Abdon, one of the judges of Israel (Judges 24:13).

How popular is Hillel?

Hillel is common in Israel.

Hillel is ranked 145187 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hillels grew by 23.00885 per cent to 139 since 2000 and ranked 123796 after elevating 12987 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.17 82.3
Black 8.63 0
Others 6.47 13.27
Hillel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Israel which may be its originating country too. Around 2622 people have been found who wears Hillel as their family name. Hillel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
41,879 Turkey2
1,500,361 India2
91,784 Netherlands2
95,312 Argentina2
124,220 Italy2
169,904 Brazil1
172,258 Germany1
18,969 Wales1
29,774 Venezuela1
492,292 Ukraine1
81,201 Switzerland1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
72,994 Canada39
75,259 Australia22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,643 England91
Countries with hundreds of Hillel:
96,743 United States235
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Hillel:
492 Israel2,038

Comments

J
Jung Hands
 Hillel is a nickname that is a derivative of hilar hilar name is masculine origin of the name is Latin his feast is celebrated on 13 January / 28 February / May 5 / November 28, its etymology comes from hilarius: gay, happy .

Hillel Namesakes

  • Abba Hillel Silver, Rabbi
  • Abba Hillel Silver, Rabbi
  • El Arbi Hillel Soudani, Soccer player
  • Irène Hillel-Erlanger, Writer
  • Shlomo Hillel, Politician
  • El Arbi Hillel Soudani, Soccer player
  • El Arbi Hillel Soudani, Soccer player
  • Shlomo Hillel, Politician
  • El Arbi Hillel Soudani, Soccer player
  • Shlomo Hillel, Politician

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