Gilfilan Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gilfilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Gilfilan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilfilan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilfilan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfilan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Gilfilan live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Gilfilan is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 5,955,190. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 94 percent live and Cagayan Valley, where 6 percent live. Beside The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Gilfilan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilfilan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilfilan last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilfilian9450/
Gillfilan942/
Gilfiland940/
Gillfilgan891/
Gilfilon880/
Gilfilion822/
Gilfelian821/
Gillfilam820/
Gilphilian781/
Elfiliant712/
Gilfelleon6719/
Elfilon672/
Elfelian631/
Gelfelam630/

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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 Gilfilan
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