Gilyn Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gilyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Gilyn (502) may also be a first name.
Gilyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gilyn is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilyn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Gilyn reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Gilyn is also the 378,365th most numerous forename globally, held by 502 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Gilyn
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