Gladek Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Gladek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gladek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1021:24,3895,256
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Austria141:608,24554,975
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gladek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gladek is found most in Slovenia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gladek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gladek is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Gladek reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Gladek is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 24,389. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 51 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 39 percent are found and Savinja, where 8 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Gladek Last Name Statistics demography

Gladek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.03% less than the national average, earning $30,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladeck9270/
Ghladek921/
Glodek83925/
Gladik8368/
Gladyk8319/
Gledek835/
Gładek831/
Glodeck77148/
Gloddek7756/
Gladick7716/
Gladyck773/
Gladikh773/
Glaudec771/
Glaudeix7140/
Gloddeck719/
Gladkowa714/
Gladgikh711/
Gladikova67315/
Gladic6766/
Glodik6754/
Gledec6736/
Głodek6732/
Glyadkova6715/
Gladig6714/
Gledeg677/
Gladix674/
Glodekova671/
Glodeková671/
Glodec671/
Gladyx671/
Gladioc625/
Glodiks621/
Gladoic621/
Glodick621/
Gledick621/
Gladicova534/
Gledic5048/
Glodic5041/
Gledig506/
Glédic501/

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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 Gladek
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