Gillès Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Gillès Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gilles (48,707) & Gillés (2) are calculated separately.
Gillès Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gillès Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gillès is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Gilles or Gillés. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gillès? popularity and diffusion
Gillès is the 2,293,424th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gillès are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 179,635. In Belgium Gillès is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 78 percent live, Walloon Region, where 16 percent live and Flemish Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live and Bolivia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Gillès
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