Giligny Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Giligny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giligny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France141:4,744,480251,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Giligny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giligny is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giligny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Giligny live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Giligny is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 4,744,480. In France Giligny is primarily found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 64 percent are found, Normandy, where 21 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Beside France Giligny is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 6 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geligny861/
Geligne7119/
Seligny7113/
Géligné712/
Céligny712/
Geligné711/
Séligny711/
Illigner6730/
Geligner671/
Ilegni622/
Gelugne5770/
Sélégny576/
Elaigne573/
Eloigne571/
Gélugne571/
Seligne570/
Eligner570/
Chilegni531/
Elisgner530/

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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
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  • 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 Giligny
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