Gilkey Surname

99,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7171:76,8418,798
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8321:60,3596,651

Gilkey (12) may also be a first name.

Gilkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilkey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gilkey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,900th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,539,731 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Gilkey are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Gilkey is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,717 people, or 1 in 76,841. In The United States Gilkey is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent live and Costa Rica, where 0 percent live.

Gilkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilkey last name increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gilkey last name is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gilkey last name are 8.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gilkey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,093 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guilkey92319/
Gillkey924/
Gilkeys921/
Gilkeey920/
Gilkgey920/
Gilke91480/
Ilkey91200/
Gilky917/
Silkey83643/
Hilkey83301/
Gilkie83125/
Zilkey8371/
Gielke8362/
Gilkay8346/
Guilky835/
Gilkuy832/
Oilkey831/
Jilkey831/
Cilkey831/
Gelkey831/
Gilkoy831/
Ghilky830/
Gylkey830/
Guilke830/
Gilkiy830/
Ilke80338/
Glky801/
Gillkes771/
Hilckey771/
Silkeyh771/
Glekeya771/
Silkeyi771/
Guilker770/
Guylkey770/
Gillkie770/
Gilchey770/
Scilkey770/
Guilkes770/
Gailkee770/
Hilke731,882/
Silke731,735/
Ilkay731,185/
Zilke731,125/
Gilka73659/
Jilke73234/
Ilkei73204/
Gelke73176/
Silky73145/
Elkey73133/
Gilce73102/
Gülke7394/
Cilke7380/
Gölke7326/
Gelky7321/
Gylke7319/
Oilke7312/
Ilkie739/
Illke738/
Gilki736/
Gleke734/
Uilke733/
Ilkoe733/
Jilky732/
Ailke732/
Hilky731/
Clkey731/
Zilky731/
Eilke731/
Slkey731/
Ihlke731/
Ilkőy731/
Ielke731/
Yilke730/
Isilkeye716/
Gillåker715/
Scilkeyi711/
Zielke6713,287/
Ilkaya67872/
Gülker67639/
Elkeiy67428/
Elkiey67366/
Zilkie67192/
Helkey67131/
Gühlke67120/
Silkie6795/
Heilke6779/
Gehlke6775/
Gülkeç6763/
Sielke6759/
Žilkay6759/
Selkey6755/
Guelke6755/
Uilkie6753/
Gölker6753/
Gilche6745/
Hilcke6744/
Zihlke6729/
Göhlke6724/
Eilkes6722/
Gielka6720/
Goelke6719/
Eilker6719/
Sillke6718/
Zilkay6718/
Ngleke6718/
Hielke6717/
Sielky6717/
Glekeh6717/
Gelkie6716/
Zillke6713/
Jilkes6711/
Silkeh6711/
Silkei6711/
Gilkou6711/
Silkee677/
Slekey677/
Elkeey675/
Gelhke674/
Guilki673/
Zilkei673/
Yolkey672/
Gilceu672/
Elkhey672/
Ilkayo672/
Guilka672/
Jilkhe672/
Eilkie671/
Gaylke671/
Gailki671/
Glecke671/
Gilkui671/
Glekei671/
Gelkeh671/
Ilkiya671/
Ilkaye671/
Ilkayi671/
Ilkeha671/
Ilkiye671/
Hoilke671/
Silkeu671/
Gyllke671/
Gilhki671/
Eileke671/
Djilke671/
Jelkey671/
Gilkau671/
Ailkes671/
Gilkat671/
Hilkie670/
Sihlky670/
Hilkee670/
Hilkep670/
Jilket670/
Jielke670/
Zuilke670/
Hillke670/

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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 Gilkey
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