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

The surname Gillens is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gillens is the 978,274th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Gillens are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

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

Gillens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gillens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gillens surname increased 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gillens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillens last name are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.49% registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gillens
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