Gilsten Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gilsten Last Name Facts

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

Gilsten is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilsten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilsten is the 3,543,123rd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gilsten live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent live, Georgia, where 23 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent live.

Gilsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilsten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gilsten surname rose 176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilsten surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

Gilsten earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.8% more than the national average, earning $75,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillsten9310/
Gilstin8631/
Eilsten865/
Hilsten863/
Hillsten8072/
Sillsten8062/
Gyllsten8023/
Iselsten802/
Eglisten800/
Elsten77468/
Silstn771/
Gyllesten759/
Helsten71338/
Elstien7125/
Gelstin7119/
Elstoen7113/
Ilestin716/
Elshten715/
Elesten715/
Sälsten713/
Elssten712/
Jölsten711/
Clesten711/
Elsteen710/
Hilstin710/
Elstuen710/
Hellsten673,258/
Hällsten67310/
Sällsten6731/
Helstien6723/
Slåstuen6722/
Hjälsten6717/
Sillstén676/
Helsteen672/
Héllsten671/
Helssten671/
Jylesten671/
Elshtien671/
Slstn671/
Helsteun671/

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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 Gilsten
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