Gilfour Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilfour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gilfour Last Name Facts

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

Gilfour is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Gilfour occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gilfour reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gilfour is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 69 percent reside, Texas, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside.

Gilfour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilfour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilfour surname increased 1,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilfour Last Name Statistics demography

Gilfour earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.32% less than the national average, earning $36,968 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilfourd931/
Gilfor9236/
Glfour921/
Gilford862,578/
Gilfort8633/
Gilfurt864/
Guilfor861/
Gilfurd860/
Gilfore860/
Guilfur860/
Glfor831/
Guilford804,368/
Gillford8028/
Guilfore802/
Gilffort801/
Gilfford801/
Guilfort800/
Gilfordt800/
Ilford7736/
Silfur776/
Gilfar772/
Elfour772/
Gelfor772/
Ilfort771/
Guilfford752/
Guilfoyer751/
Guillford751/
Guilfoore750/
Hilford71154/
Gelfort71144/
Eilfort7118/
Gelford7116/
Gaylfor7110/
Hilfort714/
Ailford711/
Silfeur711/
Zilfort711/
Yilfort711/
Gilfard710/
Hilfurt710/
Heilfort67111/
Hillford679/
Chilford672/
Elfor671/
Gellford670/
Guylford670/
Guelford670/

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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 Gilfour
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