Gilje Surname
Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname
Gilje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,091 | 1:4,713 | 441 |
| United States | 248 | 1:1,461,528 | 100,066 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Gilje (59) may also be a first name.
Gilje Demographics
Average Gilje Salary in
United States
$48,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gilje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gilje is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 270,744th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. Gilje is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Gilje are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,282,666th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 59 people.
The last name Gilje is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 1,091 people, or 1 in 4,713. In Norway Gilje is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 81 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 12 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Gilje Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gilje are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Gilje earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning 345,658 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.98% more than the national average, earning $67,559 CAD per year.
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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 Gilje
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