Gilligham Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Gilligham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Gilligham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilligham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilligham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilligham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gilligham reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Gilligham is most prevalent in: California, where 40 percent are found, Texas, where 40 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found.
Gilligham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gilligham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilligham last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilligam | 94 | 2 | / |
| Gillighan | 89 | 29 | / |
| Giligam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gilligan | 82 | 15,112 | / |
| Guilligan | 78 | 26 | / |
| Gilleghan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Gillligan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gilligand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gilligann | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cillighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ghilligan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gilligain | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gellighan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Glligan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gilegam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Illegam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiligam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sligham | 75 | 0 | / |
| D'Gilligan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ellheigham | 74 | 0 | / |
| Gelligan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Gillegan | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chligham | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zilligan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gilligon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cilligan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Silligan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gligan | 67 | 844 | / |
| Cheligham | 67 | 187 | / |
| Guillegan | 67 | 82 | / |
| Eligam | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ilegam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Guelligan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gelligane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelleegam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelleghan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cellighan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilleagan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Gilligham
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