Gilag Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gilag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Gilag (11) may also be a first name.

Gilag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilag (Hindi: गिलग) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilag? popularity and diffusion

Gilag is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Gilag live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gilag is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Gilag is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,484,466. In Iran Gilag is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 64 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 7 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilag911/
Gilagh911/
Ilag893,752/
Gilliag831/
Gilak801,871/
Silag80240/
Gulag80110/
Illag8055/
Ilaug8051/
Yilag8043/
Cilag8042/
Zilag8021/
Gelag8013/
Ilhag8011/
Ilagh808/
Islag805/
Gilac804/
Ielag801/
Gilog801/
Hilag801/
Ailag801/
Gillaugh7778/
Guilague771/
Gilake7378/
Yilagh7362/
Iliagh7334/
Guilak7327/
Gailac7318/
Sailag7317/
Ngilac7316/
Gailak7314/
Jilagh7313/
Ilyagh7311/
Gilyak7311/
Gilaux738/
Silhag736/
Eilagh736/
Guliag734/
Hillag732/
Gilack732/
Ngilak732/
Ilague732/
Heilag732/
Guilac731/
Illagh731/
Guelag731/
Gielak731/
Gillac731/
Gillak731/
Guilog731/
Uislag731/
Silagh731/
Gelagh731/
Gillog731/
Silaug731/
Ilog671,662/
Ilac671,040/
Gaillac67792/
Ilak67376/
Gailhac67334/
Elag67330/
Ilaq6794/
Chillag6790/
Ylag6725/
Ilax6711/
Jillhag674/
Ilagova674/
Gullaug673/
Chilagh671/
Jailakg671/
Gulyagh671/
Ngilack671/
Gailack671/
Ghailak671/
Ghilake671/
Illague671/
Khailag671/
Khilagh671/
Sailagh671/
Gulhaug671/
Gueilak671/

Gilag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilag in the Hindi language
गिलगgilaga50
गिलगाgilaga50

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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 Gilag
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