van Gils Surname

64,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Gils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Gils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6,1241:2,758206
Belgium1,3391:8,5861,200
Australia601:449,92835,109
England601:928,63447,428
United States371:9,796,187405,931
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Austria161:532,21549,801
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France41:16,605,680368,153
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

van Gils Last Name Facts

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

van Gils occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of van Gils.

How Common Is The Last Name van Gils? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,024th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 932,030 people. The surname van Gils occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Gils reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 6,124 people, or 1 in 2,758. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 59 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 7 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

van Gils Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Gils earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 178.55% more than the national average, earning R 661,932 per year; in United States they earn 135.01% more than the national average, earning $101,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.61% more than the national average, earning $60,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Gilst941,156/
van Gilse94114/
van Giels94113/
van Gills9411/
van Guils942/
van Gels8842/
Van-Gils8834/
van Ilse881/
van Glse881/
van Hilst82415/
van Geels822/
Van-Gilse821/
van Els80509/
van Zielst7879/
van Elst752,051/
van Ells7569/
van Else751/
van Zelst711,352/
van Zeelst67156/
Van-Elst631/
von Elst630/
von Selz508/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Gils
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