Where Does The Last Name Gileson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gileson is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gileson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 8,968,613^th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gileson live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784^th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 8 people.

The surname Gileson is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Gileson is most numerous in: Benue, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Gileson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gileson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gileson surname decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.