Gilstein Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gilstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Israel391:219,42720,804
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Gilstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilstein is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gilstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. Gilstein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gilstein reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gilstein is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Gilstein is most common in: Rhode Island, where 27 percent live, Maryland, where 20 percent live and Massachusetts, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Gilstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilstein last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Gilstein earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.86% more than the national average, earning $56,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilshtein9410/
Gilsstein944/
Gelstein8861/
Glestein8839/
Gilstine880/
Gilshteyn8271/
Gelshtein8213/
Ghelstein823/
Goelstein820/
Gillestine780/
Gelštein758/
Gelstine753/
Gelshteyn7168/
Glstanh676/
Glestan671/
Gelstan670/
Gillstam6325/
Gölstam539/

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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 Gilstein
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