Gilka Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Gilka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Russia1871:770,71263,938
Poland681:558,95252,372
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Transnistria481:9,8901,998
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gilka (1,771) may also be a first name.

Gilka Last Name Facts

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

Gilka (Hindi: गिल्का, Russian: Гилка) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 499,597th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname Gilka is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Gilka live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 34 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 181,841st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,771 people.

The last name Gilka is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 85 percent are found, Telangana, where 13 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Barring India this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 28 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Gilka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilka last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gilka surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Gilka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning $37,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilkay9146/
Gielka9120/
Guilka912/
Gilkau911/
Gilkat911/
Ilka891,495/
Gilca803,614/
Zilka801,648/
Žilka801,198/
Ilkay801,185/
Jilka801,092/
Silka801,014/
Ilkha80610/
Ilkka80524/
Gilke80480/
Gylka80358/
Gilko80231/
Hilka80172/
Cilka80112/
Yilka8062/
Gelka8018/
Ailka809/
Gilky807/
Gilki806/
Illka804/
Ilkau803/
Uilka801/
Ielka801/
Ilkah801/
Eilka801/
Islka801/
Ilkap801/
Ilkoa801/
Gilkey734,733/
Guilca73235/
Zilkha73228/
Zsilka73211/
Zhilka73156/
Zielka73145/
Glekas73127/
Gilkie73125/
Gülkaş7375/
Ghilca7366/
Gielke7362/
Sielka7361/
Žilkay7359/
Ilıkca7344/
Gülkaç7336/
Aileka7323/
Zilkay7318/
Silkka7312/
Gilkou7311/
Gelkai736/
Guilky735/
Glekai735/
Hilkka733/
Gilkos733/
Guilki733/
Zillka733/
Gilkuy732/
Ghllka732/
Giełka732/
Ilkass732/
Hilhka731/
Etilka731/
Goylka731/
Gelkas731/
Glekaj731/
Glekha731/
Gilkui731/
Gillca731/
Hilkah731/
Ilkcas731/
Ilkhai731/
Ilkaas731/
Guilko731/
Gülkas731/
Gielca731/
Gilkoy731/
Gilhki731/
Djilka731/
Gailca731/
Zilkai731/
Hielka730/
Ghilky730/
Guilke730/
Gilkiy730/
Elka671,932/
Ilca67862/
Ilko67769/
Guilkey67319/
Haileka67303/
Guillca67117/
Gölkaya67116/
Islkhah6741/
Ilkó6731/
Zielkas6724/
Gilkopf6718/
Zilkhha6715/
Ylka6712/
Jlka678/
Gielkop678/
Gilcash677/
Clka676/
Iglicka674/
Gillkey674/
Iglikha673/
Slka673/
Silkaah672/
Zglicka672/
Glkj672/
Gillkes671/
Gilkeys671/
Glko671/
Ichilka671/
Ilkhaas671/
Ilkaova671/
Ilkaová671/
Issilka671/
Gleckas671/
Guilkoi671/
Guilkot671/
Glca671/
Glky671/
Guilker670/
Gillkie670/
Gilkeey670/
Zlka670/
Gilkgey670/
Guilkes670/

Gilka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilka in the Hindi language
गिल्काgilka50
गिलकाgilaka50
Gilka in the Russian language
Гилкаgilka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilka
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