Gillelan Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gillelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gillelan Last Name Facts

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

Gillelan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillelan? popularity and diffusion

Gillelan is the 2,091,648th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gillelan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gillelan is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Gillelan is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 36 percent reside, Maryland, where 20 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Gillelan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gillelan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gillelan surname expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillelan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gillelan last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Gillelan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.64% less than the national average, earning $33,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.25% more than the national average, earning $70,674 CAD per year.

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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 Gillelan
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