Gilså Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gilså Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilså Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227

Gilså Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilså is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gilså click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilså? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gilså are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Gilså is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway Gilså is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 71 percent are found, Central Norway, where 14 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent are found and Denmark, where 20 percent are found.

Gilså Last Name Statistics demography

Gilså earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning 510,038 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gils892,160/
Giles80110,481/
Gills803,052/
Gilse80785/
Giels80119/
Gails8077/
Gilst8055/
Ghils8043/
Gilsh807/
Guils803/
Gilss802/
Ils75304/
Gls7519/
Gilles7348,707/
Gailes73509/
Giehls7330/
Goiles7322/
Guills7322/
Giless7312/
Gilsch734/
Gielse731/
Guilsh731/
Giells731/
Gilsce730/
Iles6715,980/
Hils672,917/
Zils671,883/
Ilse671,703/
Gels67903/
Guilles67488/
Sils67353/
Gilz67334/
Göls67262/
Eils67172/
Gieglis67163/
Jils67152/
Gles67122/
Gilless67122/
Güls67100/
Ilsø6786/
Cils6751/
Gillest6746/
Ihls6734/
Gillsch6726/
Ails6715/
Gillese6710/
Gäls675/
Gillesp675/
O'Giles673/
Gilc673/
Glsz672/
Ilsh672/
Gillles672/
Isls672/
Gielsch672/
Iels672/
Ilst671/
Ills671/
Oils671/
Itls671/
Gilx671/
Ghls671/
Glss671/
Glsp671/
Glsh671/
Glse671/
Ngls671/
D'Giles671/
Gēls671/
Giļs671/
Uils671/
Ilss671/
Ghilles671/
Gielles671/

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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 Gilså
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