Giltoft Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Giltoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Giltoft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Giltoft Last Name Facts

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

Giltoft is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Giltoft.

How Common Is The Last Name Giltoft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Giltoft live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark Giltoft is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 54 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 35 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 8 percent reside. Beside Denmark Giltoft is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geltoft863/
Gylltoft8012/
Jilltoft804/
Hilltoft802/
Eltoft77205/
Sltoft776/
Gelthooft7528/
Hyltoft71206/
Heltoft71141/
Søltoft71137/
Elltoft719/
Seltoft715/
Söltoft714/
Eeltoft711/
Eltoift711/
Hyldtoft6776/
Jeldtoft6710/
Hejltoft676/
Helltoft673/
Soeltoft672/
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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 Giltoft
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