Gilsbach Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilsbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilsbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2081:387,04536,194
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gilsbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilsbach is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gilsbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilsbach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 959,117th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gilsbach are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gilsbach is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 387,045. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Gilsbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilsbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilsbach last name expanded 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilsbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gilsbach surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gilsbach earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.68% more than the national average, earning $58,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gielsbach941/
Gillsbach941/
Gillesbach891/
Hilsbach880/
Hielsbach821/
Elsbach8088/
Silzbach751/
Ealsbach750/
Eichelsbach746/
Elzbach673/
Selzbach636/
Gillesbey590/
Gelsbo5711/
Silsbey535/

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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 Gilsbach
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