Gielesen Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gielesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gielesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands881:191,90026,970
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gielesen Last Name Facts

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

Gielesen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gielesen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Gielesen occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gielesen reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gielesen is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 191,900. In The Netherlands Gielesen is most numerous in: South Holland, where 95 percent reside, Friesland, where 1 percent reside and North Brabant, where 1 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gielessen9416/
Gielehsen9410/
Gieslessen890/
Gelaesen88109/
Gitlesen8844/
Gislesen8830/
Gieleßen8824/
Gilessen885/
Gielisen881/
Gielissen82499/
Gelgessen822/
Gelaessen821/
Gelegen80644/
Jilesen80434/
Gielgen8036/
Gilisen8015/
Zilesen8014/
Gelisen808/
Ghelsen802/
Ghilsen801/
Gelasen801/
Gilegen800/
Gilissen751,998/
Gelissen751,379/
Giethlen7550/
Zilessen7526/
Gelassen7517/
Gielißen7510/
Gelisgen758/
Jilessen753/
Cilessen752/
Jeilesen751/
Gilishen751/
Zelesenk751/
Zelessen751/
Silessen751/
Galesien751/
Gillegen750/
Gilhosen750/
Gilgen713,371/
Geleyn71386/
Glezen71261/
Glesne71220/
Gelein7198/
Golsen7189/
Gilene7183/
Gelgen7183/
Gilhen7157/
Gitlen7154/
Gelhen7150/
Gelean7147/
Gilein7145/
Geelissen7135/
Gelene7132/
Geliassen7117/
Ghilissen7117/
Galsen7113/
Getlen718/
Gilean713/
Geležienė713/
Glegen711/
Zelesn711/
Gesillsen710/
Selezen672,097/
Guilhen671,605/
Guelene67240/
Goilean67138/
Gelişen67131/
Železen67124/
Geleijn6794/
Gelasin6790/
Silesin6778/
Gitleyn6773/
Zelezen6766/
Jilisen6757/
Gittlen6755/
Gitlein6755/
Galisen6750/
Getlein6742/
Geletin6737/
Ghelein6727/
Zeileissen6724/
Galåsen6722/
Guilene6722/
Jelesin6720/
Geelhuysen6719/
Giletin6718/
Gelegin6717/
Gelißen6714/
Gihlein6710/
Cilesin6710/
Gohlsen678/
Galasen678/
Guelhen676/
Ghilean676/
Gilasin675/
Gholsen674/
Geelsin674/
Selesin674/
Gislene672/
Gillejn672/
Gailene672/
Ghilhen672/
Guilein672/
Gehlein671/
Gilgeen671/
Golasen671/
Zelesin671/
Gileand671/
Zileşen671/
Selisen671/
Guitlen671/
Celesin671/
Geslein671/
Gileane671/
Gaylsen671/
Goilhen671/
Guetlen671/
Sailsen670/
Gieline670/
Ghalsen670/
Gettlen670/
Giligen670/
Golesin670/
Gehlhen670/
Gethlen670/

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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 Gielesen
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