Gillican Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gillican Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gillican Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillican is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gillican click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillican? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gillican is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Gillican occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gillican live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Gillican is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 75 percent live and Florida, where 25 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 20 percent live.

Gillican Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gillican has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillicand942/
Gillichan940/
Gilican930/
Gillikan8810/
Gillisan882/
Hillican881/
Sillican881/
Illickan881/
Ilican86308/
Chillican821/
Gellizcan821/
Gilligian821/
Gelican8048/
Islican8032/
Ilikcan8028/
Ellican8025/
Gilikan8021/
Illikan807/
Ilicand804/
Glician801/
Glicane801/
Hilican801/
Glickan801/
Gillison751,138/
Gaylican75151/
Ellickan752/
Glickamn751/
Illikane751/
Illescan751/
Uillecan751/
Gillesan751/
Chilican751/
Gillejan750/
Hillikan750/
Elican71661/
Glisan71408/
Ilikan71247/
Glikan7124/
Ilecan7120/
Glizan7116/
Gilleison713/
Chillikan712/
Glicen712/
Glycan711/
Glucan711/
Glicam711/
Gilloison711/
Ilikhan67668/
Ilikkan67626/
Helican67227/
Uilecan67103/
Etlican6726/
Glechan6720/
Slicane674/
Gelicon671/
Ellecan671/
Elicain671/
Glizane671/
Glizean671/
Ilikane671/
Ilişkan671/
Jelican671/
Oilikan671/
Sliocan671/
Glickon671/
Ellicon670/
Gleecan670/

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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 Gillican
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