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

The surname Gils (Hindi: गील्स, Russian: Гилс) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found as: Giļs. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 194,523^rd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,373,864 people. The last name Gils is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Gils are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 710,504^th most frequent first name internationally, held by 166 people.

The last name Gils is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 21,162. In The Netherlands Gils is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 35 percent live, Drenthe, where 24 percent live and South Holland, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Gils Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gils has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 19 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gils Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gils last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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.