Gilker Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gilker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2301:160,19816,186
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Israel261:329,14027,831
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Gilker (19) may also be a first name.

Gilker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilker is found most in Canada. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 653,013th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Gilker reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gilker is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name globally, held by 19 people.

Gilker is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 160,198. In Canada Gilker is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 40 percent are found, British Columbia, where 23 percent are found and Ontario, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Israel, where 6 percent are found.

Gilker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilker last name expanded 390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gilker are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gilker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,357 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.16% more than the national average, earning $51,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilkert921/
Guilker920/
Ilker911,827/
Gillåker865/
Gilckert862/
Hilker835,257/
Gülker83639/
Zilker83330/
Silker83318/
Gelker83124/
Cilker8371/
Gölker8353/
Gilcer8319/
Eilker8319/
Gleker831/
Jilker831/
Oilker830/
Gilcher77983/
Guelker77578/
Heilker77208/
Sielker7797/
Gehlker7788/
Hilcker7735/
Hillker7717/
Glecker779/
Huilker776/
Goelker775/
Jillker774/
Sillker772/
Gölåker771/
Hilketr771/
Hailker771/
Gülcker771/
Hielker770/
Hihlker770/
Hilkerd770/
Elker73302/
Ilkir7311/
Ilqer734/
Ylker732/
Hillåker716/
Gyllåker711/
Hillkier711/
Hilkeirt710/
Hillkert710/
Gleckert710/
Selker67785/
Helker67782/
Elkher67603/
Hälker67298/
Ilkjær67129/
Zelker6764/
Sälker6746/
Sölker6743/
Zylker6740/
Gelcer6739/
Glecer6739/
Ehlker6716/
Elkeir6716/
Sleker6715/
Sülker6713/
Elkeer6713/
Jelker6711/
Älåker675/
Ealker675/
Elkerd672/
Elhker672/
Cleker672/
Yolker672/
Hilcer672/
Elkerr671/
Zilcer671/
Hilkre671/
Jülker671/
Elcker671/
Elkier670/
Celker670/

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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 Gilker
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