Gillens Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

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

Gillens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
France231:2,887,944200,772
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Gillens Last Name Facts

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

Gillens occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gillens is the 978,274th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gillens reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 1,569,086. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 39 percent reside, New Jersey, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Gillens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillens surname increased 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillens surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.49% being registered to vote for the party.

Gillens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,591 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guillens9350/
Gilliens935/
Gilens9220/
Gillins86743/
Gellens86254/
Gillyns8664/
Hillens8630/
Gillems8625/
Gillnæs861/
Sillens860/
Glens8351/
Ilens837/
Guillins80405/
Gillions80227/
Gillijns80163/
Guillems802/
Guillenç801/
Gillence800/
Hilliens800/
Ellens771,510/
Gelens77700/
Glenns7735/
Eilens7731/
Illenz7727/
Gloens7712/
Sillns774/
Illins773/
Gilins772/
Glense772/
Gluens772/
Ailens772/
Islens771/
Oilens771/
Gllins771/
Gleens770/
Hilens770/
Hillensjø751/
Sellens711,194/
Hellens71552/
Iliaens71170/
Illions7163/
Sillins7161/
Hillins7127/
Jillins7122/
Zillins7118/
Gellins7117/
Illenseher7116/
Egliens7116/
Cillins718/
Glennås714/
Gilijns713/
Geylens712/
Geelens712/
Aileens712/
Gehlens711/
Eileens711/
Gillims711/
Gailins711/
Aitlens711/
Yllense711/
Gleense710/
Zellens710/
Gilgins710/
Cellens710/
Glenz671,368/
Chielens67343/
Elens67322/
Glins67137/
Jillions6757/
Ilins6725/
Ilenz6716/
Hellenæs6715/
Ilems679/
Clens678/
Glyns677/
Scellens672/
Slens671/
Guillims671/
Ilensova671/
Ilnæs671/
Glæns671/
Glems671/
Guellins670/
Seellens670/
Hillinns670/

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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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  • 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 Gillens
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