Gilk Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Gilk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gilk (36) may also be a first name.

Gilk Last Name Facts

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

Gilk (Hindi: गिलक) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gilk.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Gilk occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Gilk live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

Gilk is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 1,647,541. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 15 percent are found, South Dakota, where 6 percent are found and Idaho, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Gilk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilk last name increased 1,294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilk surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Gilk earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.65% less than the national average, earning $35,532 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilks891,618/
Gilke89480/
Gilck8922/
Guilk8920/
Ilk861,985/
Glk863/
Gielke8062/
Gielck801/
Guilke800/
Gillck800/
Silk7510,307/
Gilg752,504/
Hilk75420/
Zilk75365/
Ilke75338/
Jilk75240/
Glek75136/
Illk7579/
Gelk7575/
Cilk7556/
Uilk7555/
Yilk7545/
Gülk7539/
Eilk7517/
Ilck758/
Ilkh755/
Glck754/
Gilc753/
Ilkk752/
Ijlk752/
Glqk751/
Ielk751/
Gllk751/
Glkk751/
Gilx751/
Oilk751/
Qglk751/
Ailk751/
Ilık751/
Gölk751/
Gilkova7323/
Gilková7312/
Hilke671,882/
Zilke671,125/
Gülck67359/
Hilck67248/
Jilke67234/
Gelke67176/
Yilek67123/
Gülke6794/
Eilks6771/
Zielk6728/
Eilek6727/
Gölke6726/
Gielg6726/
Sielk6724/
Gilcs6716/
Silck6716/
Oilke6712/
Gleck6711/
Illke678/
Gaylk677/
Silkk674/
Gleke674/
Uilke673/
Gielc673/
Gühlk673/
Hilks673/
Gelck673/
Ailke672/
Guelk672/
Eglik672/
Gelks672/
Ailek672/
Gillg672/
Gojlk671/
Jillk671/
Ielck671/
Gleks671/
Ghelk671/
Hglhk671/
Ngllk671/
Zsilk671/
Guilg671/
Glekk671/
Nglek671/
Dzilk671/
Ihlke671/
Ailck671/
Eilke671/
Gelkh671/
Yilke670/
Gaelk670/
Zilck670/
Zilks670/

Gilk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilk in the Hindi language
गिलकgilaka-

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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 Gilk
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