Giller Surname
Approximately 4,167 people bear this surname
Giller Surname User-submission:
The Giller surname is of English, German, and Yiddish origins. The English surname is a variant of the surname Guiler, itself derived from an old French word meaning 'deceiver'. The German surname might either be a patronymic, derived from any given name like Gill or Gille, or a habitational name denoting someone who came from Gill in the Rhine region of Germany.
Read More About This SurnameGiller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,534 | 1:236,284 | 22,669 |
| Germany | 868 | 1:92,748 | 11,623 |
| Switzerland | 282 | 1:29,124 | 4,422 |
| England | 250 | 1:222,872 | 18,741 |
| Israel | 244 | 1:35,072 | 4,895 |
| Austria | 145 | 1:58,727 | 9,183 |
| Russia | 115 | 1:1,253,244 | 90,592 |
| Poland | 113 | 1:336,361 | 38,482 |
| France | 102 | 1:651,203 | 84,246 |
| Canada | 90 | 1:409,395 | 36,056 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Latvia | 33 | 1:62,123 | 9,312 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 164 | 1:306,211 | 24,200 |
Giller (145) may also be a first name.
Giller Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Giller surname is of English, German, and Yiddish origins. The English surname is a variant of the surname Guiler, itself derived from an old French word meaning 'deceiver'. The German surname might either be a patronymic, derived from any given name like Gill or Gille, or a habitational name denoting someone who came from Gill in the Rhine region of Germany. The Yiddish surname Giller is derived from the given name Hiller, itself a Yiddish variant of Hebrew name Hillel (which means 'praise'). The initial G is due to Russian language influence, since the Russian alphabet has no h letter and commonly alters the letter h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.
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Average Giller Salary in
United States
$47,402 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Giller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giller Come From? nationality or country of origin
Giller (Hindi: गिल्लेर, Russian: Гиллер) is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giller? popularity and diffusion
The surname Giller is the 111,450th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,748,871 people. Giller is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Giller are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 766,399th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 145 people.
Giller is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,534 people, or 1 in 236,284. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 7 percent live.
Giller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Giller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giller surname expanded 935 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Giller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Giller surname are 38.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Giller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.95% less than the national average, earning 232,035 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.55% more than the national average, earning R 322,116 per year; in United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,735 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giller Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giller in the Hindi language | ||
| गिल्लेर | gillera | - |
| Giller in the Russian language | ||
| Гиллер | giller | - |
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