Gilz Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gilz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1711:1,251,89743,012
Germany1211:665,33451,734
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
England121:4,643,172139,951
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gilz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilz (Russian: Гильз) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 828,895th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Gilz are found; 51 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 1,251,897. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 88 percent live, São Paulo, where 8 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 2 percent live. Aside from Brazil Gilz is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Gilz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gilz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gilz last name contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giltz89322/
Gilez89155/
Guilz8937/
Gielz892/
Ilz86116/
Glz864/
Gillez8040/
Giltze804/
Gigliz801/
Guillz801/
Guilze801/
Hgiltz801/
Gieltz800/
Gölz753,579/
Hilz752,488/
Gils752,160/
Zilz751,061/
Silz75992/
Glez75981/
Gelz75304/
Ilze75241/
Ilez7534/
Cilz7512/
Oilz755/
Gilc753/
Glsz752/
Yilz752/
Ilzh752/
Glzt751/
Glze751/
Ilhz751/
Gülz751/
Glhz751/
Glzd751/
Gilx751/
Gaillez73439/
Guillez73282/
Giles67110,481/
Gills673,052/
Gilch671,893/
Goelz671,537/
Gilje671,440/
Gelez671,067/
Gilse67785/
Geltz67767/
Gilts67377/
Ziltz67151/
Göltz67129/
Giels67119/
Gilce67102/
Gails6777/
Gelze6775/
Hilsz6774/
Siltz6760/
Gilst6755/
Gilds6749/
Ghils6743/
Gölcz6736/
Illez6734/
Hilze6727/
Gelcz6725/
Gelsz6717/
Gilcs6716/
Gilså6715/
Zilze6713/
Hitlz6710/
Zilcz679/
Hilez679/
Gilsh677/
Sildz677/
Gleze676/
Gletz676/
Hillz674/
Glesz674/
Gielc673/
Zielz673/
Jilez673/
Glezz673/
Guils673/
Silsz673/
Gilss672/
Gölsz672/
Scilz671/
Zillz671/
Illze671/
Islez671/
Gültz671/
Eilez671/
Hailz671/
Qglze671/
Yilzd671/
Glttz671/
Igliz671/
Guelz671/
Chilz671/
Zilzh670/
Jiltz670/
Gaelz670/

Gilz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilz in the Russian language
Гильзgilz-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilz
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