Gyllenhaal Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Gyllenhaal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyllenhaal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Sweden101:984,67673,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gyllenhaal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyllenhaal occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gyllenhaal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyllenhaal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Gyllenhaal live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 16 percent are found and Arizona, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Gyllenhaal exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Gyllenhaal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gyllenhaal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gyllenhaal surname expanded 4,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gyllenhaal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gyllenhaal surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gyllenhaal earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.94% more than the national average, earning $62,542 USD per year.

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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 Gyllenhaal
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