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

Gilan (Arabic: جيلان, Hindi: गिलन, Marathi: िगलन, Oriya: ଗୀଳନ, Russian: Гилан) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gilán. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilan.

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

This surname is the 194,280^th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,369,184 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Gilan reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gilan is also the 93,400^th most common first name on earth It is held by 5,243 people.

The surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 1,055 people, or 1 in 72,780. In Iran it is mostly found in: Semnan Province, where 22 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 18 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Iran it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 11 percent are found.

Gilan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gilan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilan surname increased 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gilan surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

Gilan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,745 USD per year.