Gillah Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gillah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
Liberia371:119,1509,110
England281:1,989,93178,001
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Gillah (18) may also be a first name.

Gillah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillah is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gillah is the 1,129,067th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Gillah reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gillah is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The surname Gillah is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 476,951. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 68 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 8 percent live and Tanga Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Gillah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gillah has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gillah last name rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillach9224/
Ngillah924/
Guillah922/
Gillahd921/
Gillath921/
Gilla912,402/
Gllah915/
Gilllach8612/
Gillauth861/
Gillasch861/
Giella83593/
Guilla83373/
Gillia83271/
Gellah83259/
Gillas83140/
Gillat8365/
Gillay8352/
Ngilla8348/
Gillap8344/
Gillai8319/
Gillya8311/
Gillad8310/
Ghilla839/
Gilloh834/
Gillea833/
Gillla832/
Gillaz832/
Gislla831/
Glah801,831/
Glla804/
Guillas771,647/
Gillatt77885/
Gillaux77239/
Gilliat77231/
Guillat77230/
Gilliad7761/
Gillead7760/
Guillau7746/
Gilloth7742/
Gillias7731/
Guillay7728/
Ghellah7727/
Gilloch7724/
Guillia7723/
Ghillia7713/
Gilleau7711/
Gillapp775/
Guellah774/
Gilleas773/
Guillea773/
Gilleat772/
Gellash772/
Gillass772/
Giellas771/
Gillhou771/
Nghilla771/
Qugilla771/
Guillla771/
Guillaz771/
Gillais771/
Gillaud771/
Gillaut771/
Gellach770/
Gillhay770/
Gillaad770/
Gillaus770/
Gella739,922/
Gillo734,753/
Gladh73330/
Glahs7385/
Glash7360/
Glaha7335/
Glach7328/
Gleah7323/
Glajh7312/
Glaih733/
G'Lah731/
Nglla731/
Guillaud715,358/
Gilliatt71916/
Guillais71250/
Guillaut71143/
Gillhaus71127/
Guilleau71124/
Guillaux71101/
Gellasch7167/
Guilloth7163/
Gillyatt7156/
Gilliaux7127/
Guilliat7122/
Guillias712/
Guillatt711/
Ghelliah711/
Guillhat711/
Gilleatt710/
Guilleas710/
Gilleads710/
Gilley6714,173/
Gillot679,708/
Guillo675,350/
Gla672,158/
Gillio671,929/
Guella671,061/
Ngella67435/
Gilloz67336/
Glauch67325/
Gellai67289/
Guilliatt67284/
Giello67249/
Ghella67232/
Güllaç67198/
Glajch67105/
Glatch6793/
Glaich6754/
Gellad6740/
Guilló6740/
Gellay6739/
Gellas6738/
Glasch6738/
Gillos6736/
Gleash6728/
Glaush6727/
Guulla6723/
Göllas6722/
Gillou6719/
Gellat6718/
Gellaa6714/
Gillod6711/
Gellia6711/
Ghlash679/
Geella678/
Glauhs677/
Gilloo677/
Gellla676/
Gleach676/
Gaella676/
Glaadh676/
Gellau674/
Gllatt673/
Glahap673/
Goella672/
Gilloy672/
Ghillo672/
Glatsh672/
Gllass671/
Ngylla671/
Guilliaux671/
Gllosh671/
Ghlach671/
Glahai671/
Gellho671/
Gelloa671/
Glahsz671/
Glashh671/
Guilleaux671/
Ggella671/
Gilhlo671/
Ng'lla671/
Ghllai671/
Geslla671/
Guillyatt670/
Gillhauss670/
Guillault670/
Glahee670/
Gellya670/

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