Gislason Surname
Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname
Gislason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 489 | 1:75,349 | 8,505 |
| United States | 470 | 1:771,189 | 59,919 |
| Iceland | 145 | 1:2,621 | 388 |
| Denmark | 126 | 1:44,799 | 4,691 |
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | 1:7,000 | 707 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Gíslason (1,367) are calculated separately.
Gislason Demographics
Average Gislason Salary in
United States
$45,341 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gislason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gislason Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gislason occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Gíslason. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gislason? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gislason is the 278,370th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gislason are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 75,349. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 48 percent live, Alberta, where 23 percent live and British Columbia, where 19 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Iceland, where 10 percent live.
Gislason Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gislason last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gislason earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.04% more than the national average, earning 384,299 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning $43,161 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gíslason | 96 | 1,367 | / |
| Gilason | 93 | 26 | / |
| Gisleson | 88 | 102 | / |
| Gislasom | 88 | 1 | / |
| Geslason | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gileason | 88 | 0 | / |
| Cilason | 80 | 23 | / |
| Gilasan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gelason | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gilasom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Islasan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eslason | 80 | 0 | / |
| Seelason | 75 | 162 | / |
| Gelauson | 75 | 9 | / |
| Silasson | 75 | 7 | / |
| Silaason | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gilasian | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gilgazon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Geleason | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jilaxson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilasand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guiloson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilashan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gesleson | 75 | 0 | / |
| Siliason | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cailasson | 71 | 98 | / |
| Gilhouson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Isleydson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelasan | 67 | 288 | / |
| Silasan | 67 | 94 | / |
| Cilasan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Caillasson | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gilacan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Silasen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Islasam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gilazan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gilocan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiloson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelason | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilacon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilasam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilozan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilosan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gleoson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehlhauson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelasen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilasan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geloson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Gislason
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