Gilvery Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Gilvery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilvery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gilvery (7) may also be a first name.

Gilvery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilvery occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilvery? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilvery is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Gilvery occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Gilvery live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname Gilvery is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Gilvery is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live and South Carolina, where 33 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Gilvery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gilvery has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilveroy930/
Gilverry930/
Ncgilvery881/
Silvery862,080/
Gilvary86274/
Gilbery86158/
Cilvery861/
Gelvery860/
Gilvarry80395/
Chilvery8086/
Gilberry8080/
Gilverio8010/
Cilverry804/
Cailvery801/
Gilverie800/
Elvery77500/
Ilbery77164/
Ilvera774/
Ilvere771/
Gillberry7538/
Chillvery752/
Silveri713,355/
Silvere71138/
Hilbery7187/
Gilberi7122/
Cilveri7122/
Ilvered7117/
Gilvari7112/
Gilbere7110/
Selvery715/
Oilvera714/
Ilveira714/
Silverj713/
Ilberry712/
Zilvere712/
Ilveris711/
Gulveri711/
Gilwere710/
Chilveri671,593/
Silvieri67110/
Chilvera67107/
Silverie67101/
Gelverio6795/
Elverhøy6776/
Hillbery6772/
Hilberry6751/
Oilveira6749/
Chilvere6722/
Elverhoy6716/
Chilbery6712/
Zilveris678/
Silvheri677/
Chilwery675/
Silveire673/
Silveeri673/
Silverri672/
Ailveira672/
Sailbery672/
Silverea672/
Silverai671/
Oilviera671/
Chiluery671/
Hilveira671/
Silhveri671/
Silveari671/
Silveiri671/
Silverij671/

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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
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  • 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 Gilvery
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