Gilberth Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

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

Gilberth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilberth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2441:216,97418,128
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gilberth (4,771) may also be a first name.

Gilberth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilberth is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilberth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilberth is the 677,464th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. Gilberth occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Gilberth are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gilberth is also the 99,039th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 4,771 people.

The surname Gilberth is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 216,974. In Tanzania Gilberth is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 58 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 31 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Gilberth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilberth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilberth last name grew 345 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilberth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilberth surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Gilberth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $38,133 USD per year.

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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 Gilberth
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