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

Gilså is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gilså click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilså? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Gilså is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 71 percent reside, Central Norway, where 14 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway Gilså occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and Denmark, where 20 percent reside.

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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