Gladbach Surname

333,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gladbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gladbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7081:113,70813,995
United States3961:915,30068,789
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gladbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gladbach is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gladbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladbach? popularity and diffusion

Gladbach is the 333,223rd most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,571,277 people. The surname Gladbach is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Gladbach live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Gladbach is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 113,708. In Germany Gladbach is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent are found, Hesse, where 2 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Gladbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gladbach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gladbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gladbach surname are 22.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.7% registered to vote for the party.

Gladbach earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $40,784 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Gladbach
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