Gilingan Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Gilingan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilingan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gilingan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilingan is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilingan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,111,382nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gilingan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 1,309,398. In Indonesia Gilingan is mostly concentrated in: North Sulawesi, where 59 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 38 percent live and North Maluku, where 2 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent live and Malaysia, where 23 percent live.

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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 Gilingan
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