Gilleßen Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilleßen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilleßen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3581:224,87625,165
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gilleßen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilleßen is most common in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gilleßen.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilleßen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Gilleßen is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gilleßen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gilleßen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 224,876. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent live, Berlin, where 6 percent live and Hesse, where 0 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillesen88147/
Gillißen8883/
Zilleßen8826/
Cilleßen888/
Gillessen821,818/
Gillehsen825/
Gillean80757/
Gillgen808/
Gillsen801/
Gillene801/
Gilleyn801/
Gillein800/
Sillesen75233/
Gellißen7527/
Zillesen7525/
Gillisen7525/
Jelleßen7522/
Gilleand7515/
Gillesén7515/
Guillean759/
Gilessen755/
Guillene755/
Gilleane752/
Cillesen752/
Gillssen751/
Gelleten750/
Gilleind750/
Gilgen713,371/
Illgen712,302/
Gillissen711,225/
Cillessen71443/
Glezen71261/
Giljen71151/
Zillessen71132/
Glehen71106/
Sillessen7186/
Gilsen7151/
Glesen7120/
Glaßen7112/
Illsen718/
Gleene714/
Ilzeen714/
Gilzen713/
Glegen711/
Sgilleand711/
Jillessen711/
Gellessen711/
Guilletin711/
Giellisen711/
Gillessem711/
Glen6715,591/
Gillain672,111/
Jilesen67434/
Gellein67267/
Zillgen67152/
Ellesen67113/
Gilgien6793/
Gellene6760/
Hillgen6739/
Gielgen6736/
Guilgen6734/
Glesåen6729/
Gillsin6720/
Gilisen6715/
Zilesen6714/
Gelißen6714/
Gletten6713/
Gleezen6712/
Illchen6710/
Gleesen678/
Hilesen676/
Hillsen675/
Gilshen674/
Gleisen674/
Glessen674/
Gleasen673/
Gellean673/
Glaesen672/
Gyllsen672/
Gleesin671/
Gleaten671/
Gilzent671/
Ghilsen671/
Zillhen671/
Gilline671/
Gilloin671/
Illesne671/
Zileşen671/
Guillissen671/
Giellissen671/
Gillhem671/
Hilleschen671/
Gilleam670/
Gilluin670/
Illshen670/
Glesenk670/
Gilchen670/
Jillsen670/
Gleecen670/
Glexsen670/
Gillgin670/
Gleiten670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilleßen
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