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Where Does The Last Name Gila Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gila (Arabic: جيلا, Bengali: গিলা, Georgian: გილა, Hindi: गीला, Marathi: गीला, Oriya: ଗିଲ) is borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Gilà, Giļa or Gîlă. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gila? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gila is the 56,029^th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 804,720 people. The last name Gila is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Gila are found; 30 percent are found in Southern Africa and 17 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 58,777^th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10,636 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Angola, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Excluding Angola this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Gila Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gila last name rose 1,820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gila Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gila surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Gila earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning €24,807 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning R 202,020 per year and in United States they earn 75.1% more than the national average, earning $75,556 USD per year.