Gilya Surname
Approximately 2,168 people bear this surname
Gilya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,991 | 1:26,590 | 3,223 |
| India | 149 | 1:5,148,090 | 127,785 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Gilya (1,226) may also be a first name.
Gilya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilya (Hindi: गील्या, Russian: Гиля) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gilya is the 193,885th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,361,414 people. The surname Gilya is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Gilya are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 225,965th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 1,226 people.
Gilya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,991 people, or 1 in 26,590. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 74 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 9 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gilya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gilya in the Hindi language | ||
| गील्या | gilya | 52.44 |
| गिल्या | gilya | 47.11 |
| गिलय | gilaya | 0.44 |
| Gilya in the Russian language | ||
| Гиля | gila | - |
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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 Gilya
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