Gilweit Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gilweit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilweit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Gilweit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gilweit is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilweit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gilweit is the 2,909,720th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Gilweit occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Gilweit reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 59 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found and Bavaria, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 47 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Gilweit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilweit last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Gilweit earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.71% more than the national average, earning $59,853 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillweit931/
Gilwit9237/
Ghilwet869/
Gilbeit861/
Gilwejt861/
Gilwiet861/
Gilwe836/
Glwet831/
Gilwhite806/
Gailwiht801/
Heilweit801/
Gilbet7779/
Gilwee7772/
Gilwai774/
Gilvet771/
Gilbit771/
Gilbett7118/
Gilwiej715/
Gilbeet711/
Gillwey711/
Gielbet711/
Hilweth711/
Hilwith710/
Hilbeit710/
Gilwa67158/
Gilbe6765/
Silwe6733/
Gilbi6717/
Glewe6710/
Gielwiej6710/
Gilbeath678/
Silwi676/
Ilwat676/
Gilbaith673/
Guilouet673/
Gilue672/
Ilvet672/
Gilveath672/
Ghlwi671/
Elweitte671/
Glwer671/
Sihlweie671/
Cilwe671/
Ilbit671/
Jilwe671/
Gillouet671/
Gluet670/
Gillbett670/
Hillwite670/

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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 Gilweit
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