Gilster Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5121:707,92855,905
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gilster (14) may also be a first name.

Gilster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilster is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilster is the 496,112th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Gilster live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 707,928. In The United States Gilster is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 14 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Gilster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilster last name grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gilster are 9.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.19% being registered with the political party.

Gilster earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $48,311 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilsterp931/
Ilster923/
Hilster86179/
Gelster8681/
Glester8652/
Ailster8623/
Iolster869/
Ilstere865/
Silster860/
Gilsted860/
Gilstead8032/
Gilstedt809/
Gilleste802/
Gillstie801/
Gilstesp800/
Elster773,269/
Ylster773/
Gilsta771/
Gillestie75169/
Gillstedt75115/
Higlister7516/
Chilester751/
Hillester750/
Clester71441/
Elshter71122/
Helster7138/
Elester7138/
Zelster7114/
Slester718/
Elstere714/
Gillsta714/
Selster713/
Elsteer711/
Eulster711/
Slstter711/
Elsther711/
Ellster710/
Silstee710/
Gelsted710/
Elsæther6712/
Gillesti676/
Gillesty674/
Zielstre673/
Hellster672/
Clesther672/
Gllestie671/
Aylester671/
Gelstead670/

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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 Gilster
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