Gylys Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Gylys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gylys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania5571:5,448911
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gylys Last Name Facts

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

Gylys is more commonly found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gylys? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 504,389th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Gylys live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 5,448. In Lithuania it is primarily concentrated in: Kaunas County, where 33 percent reside, Vilnius County, where 18 percent reside and Šiauliai County, where 12 percent reside. Barring Lithuania Gylys exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Gylys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gylys surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

Gylys earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gylysh912/
Gyles801,758/
Gilys80340/
Gelys8016/
Gylis805/
Gyley802/
Gylay801/
Gayly800/
Gayles731,853/
Gaylis73241/
Gayley73206/
Gylytė7351/
Guyles7327/
Gailys7323/
Gaylay7316/
Guylay7311/
Guyley7311/
Geylis735/
Gelysh735/
Goyles734/
Geyley734/
Gyllis733/
Gysley731/
Geslys731/
Geylay731/
Gayloy731/
Giluys731/
Guylyo731/
Gylais731/
Geleys731/
Ghelys731/
Goyley731/
Gylles730/
Gely673,214/
Gily67412/
Gyle67213/
Gaylesh67162/
Gilhuys67132/
Gaylish6794/
Gély6774/
Gaylets6726/
Gielysz674/
Gyli672/
Gaylley672/
Gayless672/
Gaileys671/
Gilhoys671/
Gayloyd671/
Dlys671/

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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 Gylys
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis