Gilsch Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gilsch Last Name Facts

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

Gilsch is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gilsch is the 8,968,613th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Gilsch live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gilsch is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Gilsch is most frequent in: Hesse, where 33 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Gilsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilsch last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillsch9226/
Gielsch922/
Gilch911,893/
Ilsch9118/
Gilsh917/
Ielsch83223/
Hilsch8349/
Gilche8345/
Ilsche8319/
Zilsch835/
Guilsh831/
Gelsch831/
Gilsce830/
Gillch830/
Gils802,160/
Ilch80141/
Ilsh802/
Glsh801/
Iglisch7724/
Göhlsch7719/
Sielsch7715/
Illsche779/
Zielsch771/
Heilsch770/
Giles73110,481/
Gills733,052/
Zilch732,460/
Gilse73785/
Giels73119/
Gilce73102/
Jilch73100/
Gails7377/
Gülch7366/
Gilst7355/
Ghils7343/
Gelch7327/
Gilså7315/
Hilch7312/
Glesc739/
Illch735/
Guils733/
Elsch732/
Gilss732/
Glchh731/
Ilche731/
Hilsh730/
Gelsh730/
Zilsh730/
Uilch730/
Gillesph711/
Gilles6748,707/
Gailes67509/
Ils67304/
Cölsch6796/
Hilche6744/
Helsch6737/
Giehls6730/
Yilche6726/
Guills6722/
Goiles6722/
Hilschová6719/
Gls6719/
Gylche6719/
Zielch6712/
Giless6712/
Elsche6712/
Eglish6711/
Zölsch6710/
Zilche673/
Ileshe672/
Zilcht672/
Cølsch672/
Gelche672/
Hilshe671/
Guelch671/
Uilche671/
Gaylsh671/
Giells671/
Gellsh671/
Gielse671/
Hylsch671/

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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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  • 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 Gilsch
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