Gülich Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gülich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gülich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gulich (861) are calculated separately.

Gülich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gülich occurs most in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Gulich. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Gülich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gülich reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gülich is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 509,528. In Germany Gülich is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 23 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulich94861/
Güllich92404/
Gülisch921/
Golich83706/
Gilich83462/
Güli80374/
Gülichová802/
Ghulich775,174/
Golisch77859/
Gullich77308/
Gholich7785/
Guhlich7761/
Gutlich7758/
Guleich7725/
Golihch7716/
Goulich773/
Ghilich772/
Gollich772/
Guliche771/
Gulitch771/
Gilisch771/
Goloich771/
Goleich770/
Golic73766/
Gülec73464/
Gulic73214/
Gilih73121/
Gülis7322/
Güliz7313/
Gulih735/
Goehlich7164/
Gollisch7119/
Golitsch7115/
Gullitch717/
Gilitsch712/
Golish67491/
Gulish67342/
Golicz67276/
Golech67119/
Gullic67110/
Gulicz6795/
Gilicz6744/
Golych6730/
Gulech6727/
Gólics6726/
Gulici6714/
Güllix6713/
Golics6713/
Gulych6711/
Gollitsch675/
Gulichová674/
Gaulic673/
Giluih671/
Gilizh671/
Gűlichová671/
Gulaih671/
Goulitche671/
Gülece671/
Gülhuy671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Gülich
  • 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