Glacken Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Glacken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glacken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8441:429,45437,076
Ireland841:56,0593,870
Australia771:350,59429,558
England611:913,41146,955
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Canada391:944,75971,777
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Glacken Last Name Facts

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

Glacken is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Glacken.

How Common Is The Last Name Glacken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 319,816th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,234,000 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Glacken are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Glacken is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 844 people, or 1 in 429,454. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, Maryland, where 19 percent are found and Kentucky, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Glacken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glacken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glacken last name grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 26 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 305 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 373 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glacken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Glacken last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glacken surname are 18.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glacken earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $43,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glackien930/
Glacen925/
Glaken921/
Glackin861,974/
Glecken861/
Glatken861/
Glachen861/
Glocken860/
Glajchen8041/
Glacking8015/
Glaichen802/
Glackion800/
Glacheen800/
Glakin7735/
Gleken7717/
Gleckn771/
Glacin771/
Gloken770/
Glaschkin751/
Glaskin71244/
Glazkin71219/
Gladkin71168/
Glyakin7123/
Glakina717/
Glockin716/
Glatkin712/
Gleeken711/
Glachin711/
Gleiken711/
Gleckin710/
Glackim710/
Glashkin6768/
Glyakina6720/
Gülleken6714/
Glochkin674/
Glyatkin671/
Glockcin671/
Gleichen671/

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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 Glacken
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