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.

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Giligny Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Giligny is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Giligny.

How Common Is The Last Name Giligny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Giligny is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Giligny occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Giligny are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Giligny
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