Gilean Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gilean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Gilean (85) may also be a first name.
Gilean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilean Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gilean is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilean? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Gilean reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gilean is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 85 people.
The surname Gilean is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Gilean is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Gilean occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Gilean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gilean has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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- 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 Gilean
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