Gailums Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Gailums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gailums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia4151:4,940687
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Gailums Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gailums is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gailums? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gailums is the 687,524th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gailums are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 4,940. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Latgale, where 71 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 14 percent live and Vidzeme, where 11 percent live. Excluding Latvia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.

Gailums Last Name Statistics demography

Gailums earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.98% more than the national average, earning $72,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillums8630/
Gajlums862/
Gailuns861/
Gailims861/
Alums8371/
Allums771,712/
Halums7721/
Alhums779/
Galuns771/
Ilgums771/
Gilims771/
Hallums711,050/
Galumje71131/
Alhumse711/
Hillums711/
Gallims710/
Elums6725/
Iloms6717/
Aloms672/
Hallaums671/
Hallumss671/
Helums6286/
Ealoms6248/
Galons6210/
Elhums626/
Alloms622/
Alooms621/
Alomsh621/
Ellums621/
Hellums571,190/
Gallons5712/
Gaulons5711/
Galunce572/
Galunje572/
Elhoums571/
Halloms570/
Aloumdje531/
Aloumche531/
Helliums530/
Eloms509/

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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
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  • 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 Gailums
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