Gilchist Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gilchist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilchist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Gilchist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilchist has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilchist.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilchist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Gilchist are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 22 percent live, Alabama, where 11 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Gilchist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilchist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilchist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

Gilchist earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilcheist943/
Gilchuist942/
Gilchiest941/
Gielchiest890/
Gilchisp881/
Gilchest881/
Gelchist880/
Gilchi869/
Gilcis860/
Gelchiest820/
Guilchet7573/
Gilquist7530/
Guilches7517/
Yilciest751/
Gilchess750/
Gelchest750/
Gilces713,027/
Gillquist7188/
Gilche7145/
Gilgis7128/
Gelscheit7124/
Gelcis7116/
Gilcoi714/
Silchi714/
Gilgit713/
Gelchi712/
Guilci711/
Glechi711/
Gilset710/
Gilchy710/
Gilcher67983/
Gelches6723/
Silchai6720/
Gelchie6719/
Guelchi678/
Gilsait674/
Gilseit671/
Glecise670/
Gilchey670/
Gilceet670/

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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 Gilchist
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis