Gillway Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gillway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gillway Last Name Facts

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

Gillway is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Gillway are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 65 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 3 percent reside. Other than England Gillway exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside.

Gillway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gillway has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Gillway earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilway9224/
Hillway8641/
Gillwey861/
Gillbay860/
Gilwa83158/
Glway8310/
Ilway831/
Hiollway800/
Ellway77187/
Ngilwa77180/
Gilbay7771/
Silway7763/
Hilway7719/
Gilwai774/
Gleway774/
Gelway773/
Illvay771/
Illbay771/
Gilwah771/
Gillua771/
Gillby770/
Ilwa73134/
Glwa734/
Glwy731/
Jilwaya719/
Zellway718/
Sellway716/
Gillboy715/
Gilbaya714/
Gillbey712/
Hellway712/
Silwaye711/
Silwaya711/
Ngleway711/
Silwayi711/
Hilwayi711/
Zilwayo711/
Ellwahy711/
Ghlwaay711/
Jillwah711/
Gilwaha711/
Hailway711/
Sillwey710/
Ilbay674,372/
Gilby673,168/
Zilwa671,361/
Gilua671,241/
Gilba67625/
Hilwa67467/
Silwa67462/
Sihlwayi67410/
Elway67371/
Gilva67196/
Ilvay67145/
Gelwa6797/
Yilwa6777/
Glewa6715/
Illua6712/
Gilwe676/
Jilwa675/
Hilwy673/
Ilwai673/
Ellwa672/
Islwa671/
Glwyp671/
Gilbayah671/
Chilwaye671/
Gillweit671/
Gllua671/
Gellwatz671/
Slway671/
Oilwa671/
Gelwy671/
Chillwey670/

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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 Gillway
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