Gyld Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gyld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gyld Last Name Facts

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

Gyld occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gyld.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gyld live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Gyld is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is most common in: Gävleborg County, where 44 percent live, Uppsala County, where 38 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyl8650/
Gld8613/
Gyldsø8010/
Geld75842/
Gild75548/
Gyll75152/
Ngyl7544/
Gled7516/
Güld755/
Gylt754/
Cgyl751/
Glld751/
Glûd751/
Cgld751/
Ggld751/
Gylp751/
Ghld751/
Hgld751/
Guild675,823/
Gl67657/
Geldt67353/
Gildt67122/
Gilds6749/
Gield6727/
Gylte6713/
Goeld677/
Gildå673/
Gueld672/
Gheld672/
Gledd672/
Guylt671/
Gelds671/
Ghild671/
Glhds671/
Gylet671/
Gyllå671/
Ggild671/
Glhdh671/

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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 Gyld
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