Gillwald Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gillwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2131:377,96035,636
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England111:5,065,278148,650
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France31:22,140,907385,998
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Gillwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gillwald is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillwald? popularity and diffusion

Gillwald is the 904,049th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gillwald are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 377,960. In Germany Gillwald is primarily found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 16 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Gillwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gillwald surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gillwald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.8% more than the national average, earning R 522,324 per year; in United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning $43,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillwaldt9419/
Gilwald931/
Glwal771/
Süllwald7579/
Hellwald7530/
Gillvall7512/
Dhgilwal751/
Silwal717,869/
Gilbal718/
Cilwal714/
Elwald712/
Sülwald6741/
Silwaal672/
Zilbald671/
Aylwald671/
Gilball670/
Silwold670/

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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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  • 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 Gillwald
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