Gails Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

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

Gails Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gails Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
India111:69,733,217610,955
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Gails (38) may also be a first name.

Gails Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gails (Marathi: गाई) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gails click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gails? popularity and diffusion

Gails is the 2,152,526th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Gails reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 38 people.

Gails is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Gails is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 42 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Gails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gails has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gails Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gails last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Gails earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.53% less than the national average, earning $32,564 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gailes91509/
Gayils911/
Gils892,160/
Gals8930/
Ails8915/
Ghailes8363/
Gajiles8338/
Giles80110,481/
Gales8014,145/
Gills803,052/
Ailes802,407/
Hails801,520/
Aills80375/
Gauls80136/
Geals80130/
Galst8082/
Ghals8059/
Galls8044/
Ghils8043/
Aiels8015/
Gilså8015/
Gayls808/
Gilsh807/
Galås807/
Galss806/
Gilss802/
Gaels801/
Galse801/
Galsh801/
Acils801/
Ajils801/
Gaals801/
Asils801/
Aials800/
Ailse800/
Ghailess771/
Gatilles771/
Als754,219/
Ils75304/
Gilles7348,707/
Hailes732,351/
Guiles732,183/
Gayles731,853/
Galles731,763/
Gieles73329/
Ngales73221/
Ghiles73153/
Ailles73104/
Galese7392/
Gitles7373/
Gahles7355/
Goiles7322/
Gasels7317/
Galsøe7314/
Giless7312/
Gaules7311/
Gitels739/
Ghalsh739/
Gilese738/
Achils737/
Galess737/
Ghales736/
Galesz736/
Haills735/
Gecils735/
Gilsch734/
Agiels734/
Gaglis733/
Gatles733/
Galhes732/
Aisles732/
Ayiles732/
Geales731/
Gaylsh731/
Ghalse731/
Gilesp731/
Gisles731/
Gawels731/
Gealse731/
Gaulsh731/
Gaalse731/
Gajels731/
Aiyles731/
Ajiles731/
Ghiels731/
Gaylls730/
Gilest730/
Gatels730/
Geasls730/
Gajles730/
Iles6715,980/
Ales675,514/
Hils672,917/
Alsh671,758/
Ilse671,703/
Alls671,640/
Hals671,568/
Gallese671,098/
Gels67903/
Gaillez67439/
Gilz67334/
Alse67253/
Gajeles67185/
Auls67175/
Eils67172/
Jils67152/
Alst67147/
Eals67146/
Gayoles67141/
Gilless67122/
Ahls67113/
Galz67101/
Ilsø6786/
Ihls6734/
Alsø6732/
Gillsch6726/
Gojales6718/
Gittles6713/
Gajlesz6712/
Aels6710/
Ajls678/
Alhs675/
Ghisels675/
Al's675/
Atls674/
Gaalese674/
Alsd674/
O'Giles673/
Alås673/
Aizsils672/
Iels672/
Hailles672/
Gayless672/
Isls672/
Ghilese672/
Gajales672/
Ayls672/
Gillles672/
Ilsh672/
Aals672/
Ills671/
Oils671/
Ilst671/
Goyales671/
Gattels671/
Galsche671/
Galsova671/
Hailess671/
Ghiless671/
Ghilles671/
Awioles671/
Alss671/
Ilss671/
Uils671/
Gattles671/
Giļs671/
Gielese671/
Acilles671/
D'Giles671/
Galx671/
Gatells671/
Gaggels671/
Atilles671/
Itls671/
Gassels670/
Gittels670/

Gails Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gails in the Marathi language
गाईga'i87.5
गाइga'i12.5

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Gails Reference & Research

Gale DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gale FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Gails
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