Gilham Surname

114,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gilham Surname Definition:

From Gillingham; a location name in Dorset, Kent Orfrom the Swedish, Gilljam; from the French, Gillaume; a personal name.

Gilham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6481:33,8104,468
United States1,5021:241,31823,050
Australia3781:71,4178,443
Canada2361:156,12515,843
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belize11:355,4743,977
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8771:27,7943,770
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7731:64,9667,080

Gilham (22) may also be a first name.

Gilham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Gillingham; a location name in Dorset, Kent Orfrom the Swedish, Gilljam; from the French, Gillaume; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gilham Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Gilham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,054th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,797,619 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Gilham reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Gilham is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 22 people.

The surname Gilham is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,648 people, or 1 in 33,810. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Gilham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gilham surname grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 194 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gilham surname is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gilham surname are 15.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gilham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.54% more than the national average, earning R 367,248 per year; in United States they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $39,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $50,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillham925,273/
Guilham924/
Gilhame920/
Gilam91328/
Gillaham862/
Ghillham861/
Gillam839,622/
Giliam83393/
Silham83245/
Ngilam83141/
Hilham8344/
Gislam8344/
Gilyam8343/
Gulham8330/
Guilam8321/
Gailam8317/
Gilhan837/
Jilham836/
Zilham835/
Ghilam835/
Gielam833/
Gilamn832/
Gelham832/
Gilgam832/
Cilham831/
Ggilam831/
Gleham831/
Gihlam831/
Gilame831/
Gilhom831/
Goilam831/
Gileam830/
Guilhaume80244/
Gilliam7740,145/
Gilhang771,107/
Gilhome77145/
Gieliam7728/
Ngailam7721/
Guilhom7721/
Suilham7719/
Gillaim7713/
Ghailam7713/
Gillahm777/
Guilame776/
Gilhane775/
Hilaham775/
Guilhan773/
Ghuilam772/
Huilham772/
Ghulham772/
Chilham771/
Gillaum771/
N'Gilam771/
Guislam771/
Gilhgan771/
Guiliam771/
Silaham771/
Sailham771/
Gulaham771/
Gilaume771/
Gaillam771/
Guelham771/
Gillyam771/
Gilhand770/
Gilleam770/
Hillham770/
Gihllam770/
Gilahan770/
Gilllam770/
Gulam7328,261/
Hilam7310,159/
Silam734,613/
Gilan732,163/
Gelam731,174/
Jilam73454/
Cilam7347/
Gilom7334/
Zilam7330/
Gylam7318/
Guggilam712,087/
Guilaume7169/
Gillheim7135/
Gilamova7120/
Guilhome7119/
Gilliaum7115/
Chilhame716/
Guilhang716/
Guilheim714/
Guilhand712/
Guilhane711/
Goggilam711/
Guiliame711/
Guilaime711/
Gaillamd711/
Ghislaim711/
Gislhane711/
Huilhame711/
Chillham710/
Gillehan710/
Gilahand710/
Ghulam671,164,714/
Gilang671,795/
Gulaam671,752/
Hailam671,434/
Ghilan671,220/
Sailam671,166/
Gitlan67959/
Hillam67888/
Gilain67591/
Gullam67497/
Jhilam67453/
Gilgan67411/
Silhan67388/
Selham67378/
Gailan67338/
Gilian67330/
Soilam67308/
Guilan67242/
Ghelam67233/
Chilam67168/
Gilant67165/
Jailam67142/
Gillom67133/
Goilan67101/
Gilyan6797/
Zilame6781/
Gilane6777/
Siliam6760/
Giland6746/
Guhlam6742/
Jiliam6737/
Hislam6734/
Cilhan6729/
Jillam6728/
Gilhausen6726/
Ngilan6726/
Ngelam6719/
Geelam6718/
Djilam6717/
Hilame6715/
Guulam6715/
Jilhan6715/
Silaam6715/
Khilam6713/
Zilhan6713/
Jislam6713/
Zailam6712/
Zuilam6711/
Gilaan6711/
Gislom679/
Gielan677/
Guliam677/
Gellam676/
Giliom676/
Hgulam676/
Gilyamova675/
Gguggilam673/
Gilean673/
Gilome673/
Guilhomme673/
Geslam673/
Ghilom673/
Hoilam672/
Gilanc672/
Gaillaume672/
Guggillam672/
Hilaam672/
Gelhom672/
Gaylam672/
Gulamm672/
Zilyam672/
Guelam672/
Zitlam672/
Hiliam672/
Gelamn671/
Cgulam671/
Celham671/
Jilame671/
Guggileam671/
Gelaam671/
Gilahn671/
Gileom671/
Gilhanova671/
Guuggilam671/
Gujlam671/
Zislam671/
Silamm671/
Seilam671/
Gelame671/
Guilom671/
Gilhon671/
Gislan671/
Guiliaume671/
Zhilam671/
Silhom671/
Kgailhane671/
Jeilam671/
Gehlam671/
Geliam671/
Joilam671/
Helham670/

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