Gilfroy Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gilfroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England21:27,859,030389,889

Gilfroy Last Name Facts

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

Gilfroy is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gilfroy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfroy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Gilfroy is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gilfroy reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Gilfroy is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found.

Gilfroy Last Name Statistics demography

Gilfroy earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.28% less than the national average, earning R 84,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilfroy930/
Gilfry9283/
Gilfrot861/
Gilfrey861/
Gilfray860/
Gelffroy801/
Ilfrey7738/
Elfroy778/
Hilfry770/
Gilfred718/
Gilffre711/
Gilfraz711/
Gelfrey710/
Gilfrid710/
Gilfrich6745/
Ilfra673/
Guilfraz671/
Gilfhraj671/
Jelffroy671/
Elfry670/
Gilfrith670/
Hilfrott670/
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
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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 Gilfroy
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