Glabe Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Glabe Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, the deep hole or ravine.

Glabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Gläbe (16) are calculated separately.

Glabe (54) may also be a first name.

Glabe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, the deep hole or ravine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Glabe Last Name Facts

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

Glabe (Marathi: गलबे) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gläbe. For other potential spellings of Glabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glabe is the 1,064,392nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Glabe live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Glabe is also the 1,350,955th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 54 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Glabe is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Colorado, where 11 percent reside and Minnesota, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Glabe occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Glabe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glabe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glabe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Glabe are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

Glabe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.63% more than the national average, earning $57,660 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gläbe9316/
Glaube9118/
Glaber915/
Glabes915/
Glaibe911/
Gleabe911/
Glauber831,265/
Glasbey83131/
Glabets8353/
Glaiber8319/
Glaubez8316/
Gleabes838/
Glaubes835/
Glasber831/
Glaubet830/
Glawe802,171/
Glave801,597/
Glebe80720/
Glaba80714/
Globe80308/
Glabi8020/
Glaby8017/
Glaubetz777/
Guellabe772/
Ghellabe771/
Gelliabe771/
Glaubeer771/
Gleave733,868/
Glasby731,832/
Glaves731,207/
Glavey73375/
Glavee73356/
Glober73242/
Glampe73128/
Glavez7357/
Globes7353/
Glabay7351/
Glaive7349/
Glavie7344/
Globez7340/
Globet7335/
Gleibe7323/
Glavet7323/
Gloybe7321/
Glabai7320/
Glawee7318/
Glaver7317/
Glabiś7313/
Nglobe7311/
Glaiba7310/
Glawea739/
Globie736/
Glabis736/
Gloobe735/
Glabio734/
Gloube734/
Glauba733/
Nglawe733/
Globee732/
Glavje732/
Glaboy731/
Glaswe731/
Glawes731/
Glaoue731/
Glaweu731/
Glaebi731/
Globey730/
Gleebe730/
Glassberh711/
Glassberr711/
Gillabeer711/
Gillasbey710/
Gelleabie710/
Gleaves672,175/
Glabisz67114/
Gleiber67109/
Glassby6792/
Glaywea6767/
Guillaubey6739/
Gleavey6738/
Guillaubez6737/
Glaweah6732/
Glabais6728/
Gloiber6726/
Glatved6715/
Glawhea6712/
Ghlaiwe678/
Glaubit676/
Glouber675/
Gleawea675/
Gleyber674/
Gleaver672/
Glaswer672/
Globets671/
Glaaver671/
Glabich671/
Glabish671/
Glauver671/
Gloubie671/
Glaywey671/
Glayweh671/
Glaouer671/
Gloubge671/
Gillaba671/
Globesh671/
Gloobeh671/
Glaisby670/
Gloubes670/
Gillaby670/
Glauvey670/

Glabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glabe in the Marathi language
गलबेgalabe-

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