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Where Does The Last Name Gils Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gils (Hindi: गील्स, Russian: Гилс) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Giļs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gils? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 194,523^rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,373,864 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gils reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gils is also the 710,504^th most widespread first name globally It is held by 166 people.

The last name Gils is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 798 people, or 1 in 21,162. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 35 percent live, Drenthe, where 24 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Gils exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Gils Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gils last name declined 19 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gils Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gils last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gils surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gils earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.55% less than the national average, earning 247,290 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.41% more than the national average, earning $59,324 CAD per year.