Gylding Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gylding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gylding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Gylding Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gylding is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gylding? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gylding is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gylding live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Gylding is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 940,786. In Denmark Gylding is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 83 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 17 percent live. Not including Denmark Gylding exists in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyldin921/
Glding921/
Gilding861,329/
Gelding8662/
Gylldin863/
Gyldion861/
Gleding860/
Gldin836/
Guilding80153/
Guelding802/
Gillding802/
Gildings801/
Gielding801/
Gildding800/
Gledding800/
Gildin77305/
Gylden77220/
Gyldén7785/
Geldin7766/
Gledin774/
Göldin771/
Gildng771/
Gilddings752/
Guildings750/
Geldien71128/
Gildina71105/
Gälldin7154/
Delding7112/
Dilding7111/
Gyllden718/
Guildin713/
Ghildin712/
Gueldin712/
Geldina711/
Gildion710/
Gaeldin710/
Gleddin710/
Gieldin710/
Dillding671/
Gueldeng671/
Guildinc671/
Glden670/
Gildn670/

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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 Gylding
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