Gilova Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Gilova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 21 | 1:332,329 | 16,416 |
| Latvia | 14 | 1:146,432 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Gilová (65) & Giļova (1) are calculated separately.
Gilova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilova (Russian: Гилова) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can be found in the variant forms: Gilová or Giļova. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gilova.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilova? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. Gilova is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gilova are found; 36 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 36 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Gilova is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 332,329. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 57 percent reside, Vidin Province, where 29 percent reside and Varna Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilova in the Russian language | ||
| Гилова | gilova | - |
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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 Gilova
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