Gilb Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilb Surname User-submission:

The Gilb surname means 'old yellow paper', 'old document'.

Gilb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6261:579,00847,409
Germany1621:496,94742,561
Norway91:571,36544,190
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Gilb (149) may also be a first name.

Gilb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gilb surname means 'old yellow paper', 'old document'.

- jgilb

Gilb Last Name Facts

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

Gilb occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gilb.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 421,345th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The last name Gilb occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gilb reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 754,880th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 149 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Ohio, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States Gilb exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Gilb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilb surname increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilb surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilb earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning 235,421 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning $48,745 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gielb898/
Gilbø897/
Goilb893/
Gailb893/
Guilb893/
Gilbs891/
Gillb890/
Glb86285/
Ilb867/
Gillbs801/
Guilbs801/
Gelb753,618/
Gleb75686/
Hilb75400/
Cilb7557/
Ailb7520/
Gilp7516/
Silb7516/
Zilb758/
Glbt752/
Gilf751/
Oilb751/
Nglb751/
Gllb751/
Ghlb751/
Iolb751/
Ilbh751/
Ilbt751/
Gilbová732/
Gilbova731/
Hilbt6722/
Khilb6720/
Gelbs6717/
Glebs6716/
Gilws6711/
Gilpe674/
Gilfe672/
Glėbė671/
Guilf671/
Guilp671/
Gillf671/
Heilb671/
Geelb671/
Qgelb671/
Yileb671/
Ailbt671/
Goylb671/
Ghhlb671/
Hailb671/
Ilhlb671/
Ghlhb671/
Hilbs670/
Hillb670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilb
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