Gillys Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gillys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gillys (42) may also be a first name.

Gillys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillys is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gillys are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gillys is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Gillys is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent reside and Montana, where 50 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 25 percent reside.

Gillys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gillys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gillys surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gillys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilleys922/
Gilys91340/
Illys915/
Guilloys861/
Gilles8348,707/
Gillis8342,498/
Gillès8369/
Illays8350/
Gailys8323/
Gellys8315/
Hillys832/
Gillés832/
Illyss832/
Illysh831/
Giluys831/
Jillys831/
Ilys80972/
Gillies7721,171/
Gilliss77650/
Guilles77488/
Guillis77232/
Gillois77213/
Gilhuys77132/
Gilless77122/
Gillish7766/
Gillest7746/
Giellis7737/
Illeysh7711/
Gillese7710/
Ghillis777/
Gillesp775/
Gaillis774/
Gillisz774/
Gilleas773/
Gillles772/
Gilleis771/
Gaileys771/
Gielles771/
Gilhoys771/
Gillise771/
Gillisp771/
Gillets771/
Gillios771/
Ghilles771/
Illiays771/
Illayss771/
Illyais771/
Illysse771/
Gillais771/
Gillijs771/
Gillist770/
Gillees770/
Gilllis770/
Giles73110,481/
Illés7314,549/
Illes733,337/
Gilis733,049/
Ileys73344/
Ilays73257/
Illis73246/
Ellys73146/
Ailys7377/
Glays7353/
Gluys7327/
Glysz7326/
Glyos7317/
Gelys7316/
Ilyos7313/
Gleys738/
Gllis735/
Glles735/
Ilysh732/
Ilyss731/
Ilyst731/
Illès731/
Yllys731/
Gloys731/
Gilès731/
Gilés731/
Guillois712,930/
Guillais71250/
Gillesse71142/
Gillisse71105/
Gillease7167/
Gilleese7123/
Gilliess712/
Gilletts711/
Gillesph711/
O'Gillis711/
Guillles711/
Guillets711/
Guillise711/
Guilleas710/
Gilleads710/
Hillis6710,831/
Gailis671,371/
Illies671,331/
Gellis671,070/
Gelles671,054/
Gölles67908/
Gilges67568/
Hilles67528/
Gailes67509/
Jilles67260/
Gleyse67188/
Ailles67104/
Illges67103/
Gilois6761/
Eilles6752/
Eillis6747/
Yllysh6744/
Gillez6740/
Uillis6738/
Illish6735/
Hailys6730/
Gilgis6728/
Ilyais6728/
Gilais6725/
Illesh6724/
Glysch6722/
Goiles6722/
Illisz6717/
Hellys6716/
Giless6712/
Gilesh678/
Iolysh678/
Illiss677/
Jillis676/
Ileysh676/
Glayse676/
Gelysh675/
Glayds675/
Gleyst674/
Gilees674/
Iliays674/
Illios673/
Illais673/
Gilios673/
Gyllis673/
Gllese672/
Ellyss672/
Illess672/
Elllys671/
Guillesse671/
Gllish671/
Aillis671/
Gileis671/
Ellays671/
Gillix671/
Ileyss671/
Geleys671/
Illhes671/
Ilayss671/
Géllis671/
Gilliç671/
Gillesová671/
Gillessse671/
Gilejs671/
Elloys671/
Oilles671/
Glaysz671/
Gylles670/
Yilles670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gillys
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