Gilben Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Gilben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gilben (186) may also be a first name.

Gilben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilben occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilben is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Gilben live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Gilben is also the 667,122nd most common given name on earth It is held by 186 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel it is most common in: Tel Aviv District, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Israel this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Gilben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilben last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilben Last Name Statistics demography

Gilben earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilben922/
Gilbent922/
Gilbin83291/
Gülben83196/
Yilben8372/
Silben8320/
Gelben837/
Gleben837/
Zilben831/
Hilben831/
Gilbem830/
Glbn802/
Ilbn801/
Gelbien7716/
Chilben775/
Gllbent771/
Yilbeng771/
Gilluen771/
Guilbin771/
Hilbenn770/
Gilbink770/
Elben73281/
Ilbin7371/
Glewn732/
Glbin731/
Ilbnh731/
Gluen730/
Eiselben712/
Silbin67202/
Gülbin67200/
Glewen6752/
Gelbin6726/
Yilbin6722/
Sleben6710/
Ilbina6710/
Selben679/
Jilbin678/
Helben676/
Zelben675/
Eelben674/
Zilbin674/
Hilbin672/
Ellben672/
Silwen672/
Cilbin671/
Giluin671/
Elbien671/
Cleben671/
Hilbem670/

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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 Gilben
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