Gillem Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

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

Gillem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:632,56450,965
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:110,85811,030

Gillem (14) may also be a first name.

Gillem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillem occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 544,093rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. Gillem is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Gillem reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States Gillem is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Gillem exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Gillem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gillem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillem last name grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gillem surname are 24.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gillem earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $53,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillem925,610/
Gilliem9213/
Gilleum922/
Gilleem921/
Gillhem921/
Ghillem921/
Gilleam920/
Gillaem920/
Gilem91379/
Illem916/
Guilleme86121/
Gillheim8635/
Guillemn862/
Guillemt861/
Gillen8318,670/
Gillim83379/
Sillem83231/
Cillem8372/
Hillem8320/
Gellem8316/
Gilgem836/
Yillem835/
Jillem831/
Illeam831/
Glliem831/
Zillem831/
Gilhem831/
Illeme831/
Isllem831/
Iellem831/
Gileam830/
Ilem801,519/
Glem80418/
Guilleame801/
Guillen77329,365/
Gilliom77384/
Chillem7759/
Gillien7750/
Gillent7722/
Gilleen7720/
Gilloen7720/
Gillend7719/
Gyllhem7717/
Gillaim7713/
Guillim7711/
Ghillen774/
Gilluim772/
Giellen772/
Guillém772/
Jillemg771/
Sgillen771/
Hilleim771/
Guellem771/
Huillem771/
Siellem771/
Guilleñ771/
Guillne771/
Gilluen771/
Gillimn771/
Zilleme771/
Gillenn770/
Gelleum770/
Gillime770/
Gleim732,596/
Ellem731,509/
Gelem73506/
Gleym73351/
Hilem73274/
Glehm73265/
Ileme73264/
Islem73230/
Gilim73195/
Ilhem7396/
Ghlem7393/
Zilem7348/
Jilem7338/
Gleme7334/
Ailem7325/
Gleam7319/
Glemø7311/
Glemm739/
Ielem738/
Illim737/
Glejm737/
Uilem736/
Ihlem735/
Iliem735/
Sllem734/
Ileem733/
Gilln732/
Yilem732/
Gilne732/
Oilem732/
Nglem732/
Glemn731/
Gilhm731/
Ileum731/
Eilem731/
Ileim731/
Gllen730/
Gleem730/
Glemk730/
Glesm730/
Guillent711,081/
Chilleme7121/
Guelleme7112/
Hillheim7112/
Guilllen7110/
Guillenn7110/
Guilleen717/
Hguillen712/
Guillenc711/
Guilleng711/
Gguillen711/
Sillheim710/
Gillin672,699/
Sellem671,530/
Hellem671,031/
Guilln67984/
Sillen67697/
Isleem67476/
Gellen67390/
Aileme67340/
Isleam67192/
Zillen67134/
Gyllen67128/
Gleijm67108/
Chilem6799/
Zellem6793/
Cillen6772/
Glemme6764/
Jillen6762/
Gillén6758/
Gaylem6749/
Hileem6742/
Göllen6736/
Sillim6721/
Elleme6718/
Elliem6717/
Gehlem6712/
Glemne6712/
Güllen6712/
Yislem678/
Hiolem677/
Guillentt677/
Giliom676/
Hillim675/
Eallem675/
Cellem674/
Guillaime674/
Elhlem674/
Isleim673/
Hailem673/
Gelhem673/
Hilgem672/
Gilgne672/
Illime672/
Elleam672/
Gleime672/
Gillng672/
Ghleim672/
Guilne672/
Gleemh672/
Khilem671/
Nghlem671/
Jileem671/
Ellemm671/
Gllenn671/
Gellim671/
Yollem671/
Ilheme671/
Ilheam671/
Zyllem671/
Isleme671/
Gleemk671/
Isleym671/
Slleem671/
Guillenne671/
Guillenth671/
Gillyn671/
Aileam671/
D'Guillen671/
Ssllem671/
Geleem671/
Yileme671/
Yillim671/
Huilem671/

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Gillem Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gillem
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