Gilham Surname
Approximately 4,054 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,648 | 1:33,810 | 4,468 |
| United States | 1,502 | 1:241,318 | 23,050 |
| Australia | 378 | 1:71,417 | 8,443 |
| Canada | 236 | 1:156,125 | 15,843 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 877 | 1:27,794 | 3,770 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 773 | 1:64,966 | 7,080 |
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.
Gilham Demographics
Average Gilham Salary in
United States
$39,527 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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