Gillsch Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gillsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Gillsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillsch has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gillsch is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Gillsch is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Gillsch are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Gillsch is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent reside, Hesse, where 9 percent reside and Thuringia, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilsch924/
Gillch920/
Illsche869/
Gielsch862/
Gills833,052/
Gilch831,893/
Ilsch8318/
Gilsh837/
Illch835/
Gillesph801/
Gilles7748,707/
Ielsch77223/
Hilsch7749/
Gilche7745/
Guills7722/
Ilsche7719/
Zilsch775/
Gellsh771/
Guilsh771/
Gelsch771/
Giells771/
Gilsce770/
Gils732,160/
Ilch73141/
Ilsh732/
Ills731/
Glsh731/
Guilles71488/
Gillece71274/
Gilless71122/
Gillest7146/
Iglisch7124/
Göhlsch7119/
Sielsch7115/
Gillese7110/
Gillesp715/
Gillles712/
Ghilles711/
Zielsch711/
Gielles711/
Huillch711/
Heilsch710/
Giles67110,481/
Hills6744,902/
Sills6712,772/
Illes673,337/
Zilch672,460/
Gilse67785/
Zills67459/
Aills67375/
Gillesse67142/
Giels67119/
Cills67109/
Gilce67102/
Jilch67100/
Gails6777/
Gülch6766/
Gilst6755/
Eills6748/
Jills6746/
Ghils6743/
Gelch6727/
Ellch6724/
Gilså6715/
Hilch6712/
Glesc679/
Gells677/
Glles675/
Guils673/
Illst672/
Gilss672/
Elsch672/
Uills672/
Itlls671/
Oills671/
Ilche671/
Yills671/
Glchh671/
Illse671/
Guillles671/
Gylls671/
Zilsh670/
Uilch670/
Gelsh670/
Hilsh670/

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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 Gillsch
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