Gilds Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Gilds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Gilds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilds is more commonly found in Suriname than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gilds click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilds? popularity and diffusion

Gilds is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Gilds live; 65 percent live in South America and 65 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

This last name is most frequently used in Suriname, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 17,269. Outside of Suriname Gilds exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilds91202/
Gields9120/
Ghilds911/
Gildss911/
Gildse910/
Gild89548/
Ilds890/
Guild805,823/
Gilts80377/
Gildt80122/
Gield8027/
Gilcs8016/
Silds804/
Hilds803/
Ields803/
Gildå803/
Cilds802/
Ghild801/
Glhds801/
Ggild801/
Eilds801/
Gelds801/
Jilds800/
Gld7513/
Childs7356,934/
Hields73123/
Høgild7376/
Sields7366/
Heilds7341/
Gyldsø7310/
Hildås735/
Gillts732/
Giglid732/
Aailds731/
Hillds731/
Guilld730/
Gledse730/
Sild671,301/
Geld67842/
Ilts67339/
Gilz67334/
Gilt67227/
Clds6739/
Giltsch6717/
Gyld6717/
Gled6716/
Elds6713/
Zild679/
Chields675/
Güld675/
Žild674/
Chailds673/
Gilc673/
Childds672/
Jild672/
Glld671/
Chillds671/
Childss671/
Childsd671/
Ghld671/
Glûd671/
Zlds671/
Ylds671/
Cgld671/
Ggld671/
Glcs671/
Ilzs671/
Hgld671/
Cheilds670/

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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
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  • 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 Gilds
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