Gilbson Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gilbson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilbson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gilbson (223) may also be a first name.

Gilbson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilbson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilbson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Gilbson are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gilbson is also the 603,623rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 223 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Gilbson is most frequent in: Illinois, where 18 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside and Alaska, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Liberia, where 11 percent reside.

Gilbson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilbson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilbson last name increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilbson Last Name Statistics demography

Gilbson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glbson926/
Glebson868/
Gilpson861/
Elbson775/
Clebson714/
Gylfson711/
Gelvson710/
Slbsson710/
Glefson710/
Clwson621/
Elpson621/
Elvson620/
Elbsen620/
Elphson572/
Slepson571/
Slevson571/
Clepson571/
Clevson570/
Slewson570/
Clefson570/
Clepsson531/

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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 Gilbson
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