Gilbeth Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Gilbeth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilbeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gilbeth (391) may also be a first name.

Gilbeth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilbeth occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilbeth? popularity and diffusion

Gilbeth is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Gilbeth live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 437,834th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 391 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Gilbeth is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 49 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 30 percent reside and Rivers, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Gilbeth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilbeth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilbeath938/
Gilbieth930/
Gilbet9279/
Gilbett8618/
Guilbet8612/
Gilbeet861/
Gilbeit861/
Gielbet861/
Silbeth861/
Gilbest861/
Gilbets860/
Gilbaith803/
Gillbett800/
Gelbet7710/
Silbet773/
Gilbit771/
Jilbet771/
Glebets71221/
Ghelbet7155/
Gelbetz713/
Gelbets712/
Guelbet711/
Gelbytsch631/
Zelbet6211/
Glebed621/
Slebets574/
Silbuit571/
Zelbest571/
Gelbits571/
Schleveth501/

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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 Gilbeth
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