Gildberg Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gildberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gildberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1371:41,2024,292
Norway241:214,26224,079
United States191:19,076,786604,894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gildberg Last Name Facts

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

Gildberg is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gildberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gildberg is the 1,272,314th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Gildberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Gildberg reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 41,202. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 47 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 30 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 19 percent are found. Other than Denmark this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Gildberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gildberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gildberg surname expanded 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gildberg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gildberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.77% more than the national average, earning 435,276 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.61% more than the national average, earning $57,652 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gildbergs942/
Guildberg941/
Geldberg8817/
Gyldberg888/
Hildberg881/
Gildburg880/
Childberg824/
Heildberg820/
Eldberg8045/
Heldberg75194/
Gyldborg7529/
Hildburg759/
Seldberg756/
Zeldberg753/
Geldborg751/
Hildburgh710/
Schøldberg673/
Hyldburg6328/

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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 Gildberg
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