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 Male Gila Height
172.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gila (Arabic: جيلا, Bengali: গিলা, Georgian: გილა, Hindi: गीला, Marathi: गीला, Oriya: ଗିଲ) has its highest incidence in Angola. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gilà, Giļa or Gîlă. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,029th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 804,720 people. Gila occurs predominantly 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. Gila is also the 58,777th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 10,636 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Angola, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Excluding Angola Gila is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Gila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gila has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 to vote for 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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