Gilholm Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Gilholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland201:187,1617,190

Gilholm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilholm is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gilholm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilholm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,231,034th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gilholm are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

Gilholm is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England it is most prevalent in: Northumberland, where 48 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 21 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Other than England it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Gilholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilholm has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gilholm last name rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilholm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilholm are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Gilholm earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 36.45% more than the national average, earning $58,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $42,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillholm93153/
Gilholme9389/
Gulholm8627/
Gilhalm861/
Gelholm860/
Ilolm833/
Gullholm8080/
Chilholm802/
Gleholme800/
Elholm77469/
Chislholm756/
Helholm7116/
Selholm719/
Ellholm714/
Sleholm711/
Hellholm6745/
Hällholm6718/
Islalm62403/
Elhalm621/
Hilalm621/
Seloulm571/
Elalm503/

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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 Gilholm
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