Gilloway Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Gilloway Surname Definition:
This is another form of MacElwee, q.v
Gilloway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Northern Ireland | 44 | 1:41,933 | 3,816 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 62 | 1:71,449 | 5,226 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Gilloway Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is another form of MacElwee, q.v
This is another form of MacElwee, q.v
Gilloway Demographics
Gilloway Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gilloway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilloway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gilloway is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilloway? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,267,784th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Gilloway occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Gilloway are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 391,242. In Australia it is primarily found in: Queensland, where 88 percent live, Victoria, where 10 percent live and Western Australia, where 1 percent live. Aside from Australia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 24 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Gilloway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gilloway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilloway last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gilloway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.
The amount Gilloway earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 14.35% less than the national average, earning R 203,544 per year and in United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silloway | 88 | 281 | / |
| Guillowy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gelloway | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gillaway | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gloway | 86 | 17 | / |
| Gillewy | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gillova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gillawy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slloway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Clloway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilloby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gillaby | 80 | 0 | / |
| D'Silloway | 78 | 1 | / |
| Glowa | 77 | 763 | / |
| Sillaway | 75 | 80 | / |
| Gillowei | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gellowey | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ghillowe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Guillovy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celloway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sillowey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Selloway | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sloway | 71 | 36 | / |
| Globay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Glowaz | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gleway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Glowoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gillovais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sllowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glowhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glowaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Glowey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Glowatz | 67 | 173 | / |
| Gillová | 67 | 168 | / |
| Glowach | 67 | 100 | / |
| Gilleva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sellowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sillova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Glowasz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zillova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gelloba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jillova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gellawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sillawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sillawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glowwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilluby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sllaway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cllaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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