Gilrain Surname

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

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilrain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilrain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Gilrain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilrain is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilrain? popularity and diffusion

Gilrain is the 1,348,199th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Gilrain occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gilrain are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 24 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Gilrain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilrain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilrain last name increased 321 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gilrain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gilrain surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gilrain last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Gilrain earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $44,869 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilraine9391/
Gillrain930/
Gilran925/
Gillraine880/
Gilrane86208/
Gilrein86116/
Gillran861/
Gelrain860/
Gilrean860/
Ilran8340/
Gillrant801/
Gillrand801/
Gillrein800/
Gillrane800/
Gleran7741/
Elrain774/
Islran771/
Gilram770/
Gelran770/
Glerean71605/
Elraian71122/
Glerant7135/
Glerand719/
Hillran710/
Gillram710/
Elran6753/
Hillrien672/
Djilrine671/
Glereann671/
Hilriyan671/
Hylerain671/
Ilram671/
Slran671/
Clran671/
Hillrand670/
Chillran670/

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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 Gilrain
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