Gilfrey Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Gilfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gilfrey (21) may also be a first name.

Gilfrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilfrey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gilfrey reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gilfrey is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally, held by 21 people.

The surname Gilfrey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Gilfrey is mostly concentrated in: California, where 100 percent live.

Gilfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilfrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilfrey last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilfry9283/
Ilfrey9238/
Gilfroy8613/
Gilfred868/
Gilffre861/
Gelfrey860/
Gilfray860/
Guilfroy800/
Elfrey7760/
Ilfred778/
Hilfry770/
Gilfreath751/
Gielfreid750/
Helfrey71164/
Hilfred715/
Ailfred713/
Glfreez712/
Gilfraz711/
Glfreed711/
Jelfrey711/
Eelfrey711/
Hilfrer711/
Gilfrid710/
Gilfrich6745/
Ilfra673/
Guilfraz671/
Gelffroy671/
Gilfhraj671/
Gelfrech671/
Hillfred671/
Elfry670/
Gilfrith670/
Jlfry670/

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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 Gilfrey
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