Gileni Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gileni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gileni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274
France121:5,535,227269,324
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gileni (43) may also be a first name.

Gileni Last Name Facts

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

Gileni occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gileni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gileni is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Gileni reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Gileni is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name on earth, held by 43 people.

The last name Gileni is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, North West, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent live and Uruguay, where 5 percent live.

Gileni Last Name Statistics demography

Gileni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.4% less than the national average, earning R 89,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilene8383/
Gilini8374/
Geleni8352/
Jileni833/
Gileny830/
Gileneicz801/
Sileeni776/
Gileney775/
Gislini774/
Jaileni773/
Gelenyi773/
Gilaini772/
Gislene772/
Gilayni771/
Gelenis771/
Gilhini771/
Gileeny771/
Sgeleni771/
Gileane771/
Gilenet771/
Gilenay770/
Gilheny770/
Gileany770/
Gilheany71321/
Zhilenis7115/
Gilheney7115/
Gelenich717/
Gisleine714/
Gislhene711/
Gelenuis711/
Giloinei711/
Gilinich711/
Gilhenay710/
Gilhenny710/
Gilheeny710/
Jeleni67414/
Silene67262/
Gelini67176/
Gilheaney67128/
Gelene6732/
Gilheeney6724/
Jilini6722/
Zilena679/
Zilene677/
Giline677/
Cilene675/
Gelené673/
Gisellini672/
Gilessner671/
Jilene671/

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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 Gileni
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