Gilan is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gilan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gilan

How popular is Gilan?

Gilan is ranked 295825 on our list.

Gilan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Turkey. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Israel. Around 1015 people have been found who wears Gilan as their family name. Gilan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
34,406 Moldova10
16,861 Iran4
184,212 France3
14,004 Hungary2
5,817 Albania2
15,999 Slovakia2
23,344 Austria2
37,372 Georgia2
723,167 Indonesia2
147,165 Czech Republic2
7,299 Estonia2
48,575 Azerbaijan1
37,779 Serbia1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
17,768 Pakistan1
16,228 Bulgaria1
25,721 Egypt1
25,746 Finland1
172,258 Germany1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,268 Mauritius1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
186,944 Russia50
102,186 Ukraine40
67,388 Australia26
155,219 England16
536,142 India13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
304,044 United States52
Countries with hundreds of Gilan:
13,743 Turkey489
3,964 Israel283
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Gilan worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Isaac Wright and arrived on July 1, 1850. 22 years old Lucy Gilan, are other Gilan that migrated to US.

Gilan Namesakes

  • Abid Gilani, Businessperson
  • Sarwat Gilani, Film actress
  • Anwaar Gilani, Author
  • Syed Anwaar Gilani, Journalist
  • Assad Murtaza Gilani, Pakistani Politician
  • Ayesha Gilani, Model
  • Sarwat Gilani, Film actress
  • Benjamin Gilani, Actor
  • Kushyar Gilani, Mathematician
  • Abul-Fath Gilani, Physician

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