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 more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilka? popularity and diffusion

Gilka is the 499,597th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Gilka reside; 49 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 34 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Gilka is also the 181,841st most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 1,771 people.

Gilka is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 3,913,599. In India Gilka is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 85 percent are found, Telangana, where 13 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs 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 prevalency of Gilka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilka last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilka Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Gilka last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the 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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  • 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 Gilka
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