Gil Surname

774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gil Surname Definition:

Descendant of Gil, Spanish form of Giles (shield bearer; kid); one who came from Gil (protected one), in Spain.

Prominent and very popular surname mainly in Asturias, Santander, Castile and other areas. Name of village near Compostela.

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Gil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain148,5631:31526
Venezuela95,3241:31756
Colombia93,1721:51397
Mexico84,8281:1,463223
Argentina31,6951:1,349193
Brazil26,3821:8,114514
United States25,4181:14,2601,782
Mozambique21,6291:1,260311
Peru18,9041:1,681278
Dominican Republic18,8581:553102
Cuba15,9341:723121
Angola14,0011:1,928344
Poland13,5971:2,795265
France10,9221:6,082509
Portugal10,1431:1,027175
India6,8541:111,9157,299
Bolivia6,7341:1,577305
Panama6,6151:591120
Guatemala5,0881:3,161491
Pakistan4,8361:36,9401,688
Philippines4,5651:22,1772,862
El Salvador3,3071:1,918330
Russia2,7841:51,7686,797
Belarus2,2201:4,280508
Uruguay2,0821:1,648205
Chile1,8251:9,653866
Ecuador1,6371:9,7161,572
Canada8601:42,8445,314
England7141:78,0368,757
Honduras5871:15,019752
Germany5641:142,74017,240
Puerto Rico5241:6,775406
Australia4281:63,0747,591
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Switzerland3161:25,9904,041
Costa Rica2761:17,319659
Kazakhstan2631:67,2348,171
Paraguay2051:35,3011,149
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Thailand1931:366,00264,280
Belgium1901:60,5099,746
Turkey1841:422,94325,283
Andorra1771:47469
Nicaragua1691:35,6281,234
Netherlands1561:108,25117,376
Italy1411:433,73546,903
South Korea1411:363,406224
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Lithuania1111:27,3394,855
Ireland1001:47,0893,474
Norway961:53,5657,688
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Czechia721:147,68722,967
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Denmark521:108,55210,139
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Aruba511:2,029300
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
China451:30,384,9241,604
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Latvia341:60,2959,027
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Israel171:503,39037,521
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Austria121:709,62061,025
Finland121:458,05828,977
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales111:281,32115,850
Belize101:35,5472,218
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
North Korea91:2,790,78379
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Faroe Islands81:6,125639
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Curaçao41:39,312638
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Dominica21:37,946685
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Gíl (2) are calculated separately.

Gil (205,922) may also be a first name.

Gil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Descendant of Gil, Spanish form of Giles (shield bearer; kid); one who came from Gil (protected one), in Spain.

Prominent and very popular surname mainly in Asturias, Santander, Castile and other areas. Name of village near Compostela. Often used as patronymic and often found in combina­tion with other surnames, toponyms or estate names. Of German origin, came to Spain from French "Giles" which is equivalent to latin cognomen "Ageidius" or "Egidie" - a defender.

Gil is not a lance nor the next to the last syllable of Hermene-gil-do. It is a derivation of the latin "aegidius" or "egidio" meaning the protected or the defended.

A patronymic originating in mountains of Santander.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Gil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gil (Bengali: গিল, Hindi: गिल, Marathi: गील, Oriya: ଗିଲ, Russian: Гиль) is found most in Spain. It can occur in the variant forms: Gíl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 774th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,619 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gil live; 40 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Caribbean South America. Gil is also the 5,065th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 205,922 people.

The last name Gil is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 148,563 people, or 1 in 315. In Spain it is most frequent in: Andalusia, where 17 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 15 percent are found and Madrid, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain Gil is found in 161 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 14 percent are found and Colombia, where 14 percent are found.

Gil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gil surname grew 29,904 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 23,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 909 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (81%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gil surname are 40.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gil earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.54% less than the national average, earning €14,553 per year; in Norway they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning 415,586 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,904 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning R 319,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $25,572,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gíl892/
Gill86281,260/
Giel8612,729/
Gail866,000/
Guil862,767/
Goil86573/
Gild86548/
Ngil86299/
Gilt86227/
Gihl86124/
Ghil86121/
Gilh86100/
Gilp8616/
Gisl864/
Ágil862/
Gilì862/
Kgil861/
Sgil861/
Gilė861/
Zgil861/
Il809,645/
Gl80657/
Gigli758,129/
Guild755,823/
Giehl754,342/
Guill753,034/
Goihl75370/
Giesl75154/
Gildt75122/
Guisl7556/
Aggil7545/
Gaill7540/
Guilt7531/
Gield7527/
Ghill7515/
Cgill7511/
Geijl7510/
Guihl7510/
Goill759/
Gillå757/
Giell756/
Kguil754/
Eglil753/
Gailė753/
Gildå753/
Gielh752/
Nghil751/
Ngill751/
Hgiel751/
Hgill751/
Guilp751/
Gislt751/
Sgill751/
Ágill751/
Tgill751/
Gioel751/
Ggill751/
Gielt751/
Ggild751/
Gilll751/
O'Gil750/
Eggil750/
Gillt750/
Gül67182,369/
Sil67139,450/
Ail6739,912/
Göl6715,231/
Ile675,827/
Gel675,068/
Zil672,111/
Cil671,953/
Ngl671,644/
Jil671,620/
Isl671,348/
Hil671,290/
Ill671,171/
Eil67993/
Ihl67929/
Uil67408/
Oil67330/
Ild67260/
Iol67197/
Yil67194/
Iel67178/
Giehll6796/
Høgild6776/
Gilová6765/
Ilp6764/
Gyl6750/
Glt6748/
Geezil6737/
Hgl6734/
Itl6732/
Gll6726/
Ilh6716/
Ghl6715/
Kgl6714/
Gld6713/
Glp6711/
Zeglil6710/
Gøl6710/
Glh678/
Ggl677/
Cgl676/
NcGill675/
Ilt675/
Qgl675/
Ijl674/
Elglil674/
Giglil673/
Gilowa672/
Gûl672/
D'Guil671/
Koghil671/
I'L671/
Åil671/
Gél671/
Haggil671/
Guiltt670/
Guilld670/
Eggill670/
Hngill670/

Gil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gil in the Bengali language
গিলgila-
Gil in the Marathi language
गीलgila98.84
Gil in the Hindi language
गिलgila96.96
गीलgila3.04
Gil in the Oriya language
ଗିଲgila86.79
ଗୀଲgila8.96
ଗିଲ୍gil3.54
Gil in the Russian language
Гильgil-

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