Gilfrin Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gilfrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:870,59545,570
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gilfrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilfrin is most common in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfrin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,352,516th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Gilfrin are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Gilfrin is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 870,595. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 34 percent reside, Essex, where 31 percent reside and Hampshire, where 11 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Gilfrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilfrin has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gilfrin surname grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilfrin921/
Cilfrin861/
Silfrin861/
Hilfrink8019/
Gilfrenk801/
Elfrin771/
Elfring71826/
Elfrina7115/
Elfrint711/
Elffrink6715/
Ilfrenne671/
Zelfrind671/
Shlefrin671/
Slffring671/
Slefring671/
Helfring670/
Elfrim6212/
Elfryn6211/
Elfren623/
Zelfren571/
Helfren570/
Elphring530/

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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
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  • 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 Gilfrin
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