Gila Surname
Approximately 9,056 people bear this surname
Gila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Spain | 1,212 | 1:38,574 | 3,783 |
| South Africa | 1,152 | 1:47,029 | 5,989 |
| Philippines | 965 | 1:104,910 | 18,261 |
| India | 903 | 1:849,463 | 37,488 |
| Pakistan | 548 | 1:325,992 | 6,628 |
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| Hungary | 383 | 1:25,630 | 2,850 |
| Papua New Guinea | 270 | 1:30,199 | 3,454 |
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Nigeria | 146 | 1:1,213,307 | 48,905 |
| Albania | 139 | 1:20,964 | 3,583 |
| Romania | 119 | 1:168,722 | 17,453 |
| Brazil | 100 | 1:2,140,743 | 67,134 |
| Italy | 96 | 1:637,049 | 57,270 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Malaysia | 88 | 1:335,162 | 17,995 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Solomon Islands | 53 | 1:10,944 | 1,926 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Latvia | 11 | 1:186,368 | 21,302 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Gilà (22), Giļa (1) & Gîlă (31) are calculated separately.
Gila (10,636) may also be a first name.
Gila Demographics
Average Gila Salary in
United States
$75,556 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gila (Arabic: جيلا, Bengali: গিলা, Georgian: გილა, Hindi: गीला, Marathi: गीला, Oriya: ଗିଲ) is most common in Angola. It can be found in the variant forms: Gilà, Giļa or Gîlă. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gila? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,029th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 804,720 people. The last name Gila is mostly 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 58,777th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 10,636 people.
The last name Gila is most prevalent in Angola, where it is carried by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Besides Angola Gila occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.
Gila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gila surname expanded 1,820 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gila surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gila in the Georgian language | ||
| გილა | gila | - |
| Gila in the Marathi language | ||
| गीला | gila | - |
| Gila in the Hindi language | ||
| गीला | gila | 76.98 |
| गिला | gila | 22.62 |
| गीता | gita | 0.2 |
| गीलू | gilu | 0.2 |
| Gila in the Bengali language | ||
| গিলা | gila | 50 |
| গিনা | gina | 50 |
| Gila in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗିଲ | gila | 46.43 |
| ଗିଲା | gila | 33.93 |
| ଗୀଲ | gila | 8.93 |
| ଗୀଲା | gila | 5.36 |
| ଗୀଲୀ | gili | 1.79 |
| ଗୀଳା | gila | 1.79 |
| ଗୀଳ | gila | 1.79 |
| Gila in the Arabic language | ||
| جيلا | jyla | - |
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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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