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

Gails (Marathi: गाई) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gails? popularity and diffusion

Gails is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name 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. Gails is also the 1,662,754th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 38 people.

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

Gails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gails has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gails Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gails surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with 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
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  • 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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