Gilmeister Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Gilmeister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilmeister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland871:436,88245,306
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gilmeister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilmeister is most common in Poland. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gilmeister.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilmeister? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilmeister is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Gilmeister are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 436,882. Apart from Poland it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Gilmeister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilmeister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilmeister surname rose 2,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilmeister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilmeister last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Gilmeister earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.42% more than the national average, earning $57,139 USD per year.

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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 Gilmeister
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