Glanz Surname

93,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Glanz Surname User-submission:

The Surname, Glanz, means 'bright' or 'open'. It is derived from the word, glandt or glend, which could mean 'open area of land'.

Glanz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7851:45,1015,914
United States1,6131:224,71121,748
Austria5731:14,8612,194
Israel4571:18,7262,793
Australia941:287,18825,495
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Canada871:423,51337,101
Denmark621:91,0448,699
France511:1,302,406132,002
Poland501:760,17561,940
Argentina481:890,48857,418
England471:1,185,49155,443
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Glanz (12) may also be a first name.

Glanz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Surname, Glanz, means 'bright' or 'open'. It is derived from the word, glandt or glend, which could mean 'open area of land'.

- hglanz

Glanz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glanz (Russian: Гланз) is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glanz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 93,509th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,428,370 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Glanz are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Glanz is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,785 people, or 1 in 45,101. In Germany Glanz is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Glanz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glanz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glanz last name rose 2,210 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glanz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glanz last name are 9.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glanz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.07% more than the national average, earning R 568,128 per year; in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.21% more than the national average, earning $58,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glantz912,946/
Glancz91127/
Glanze91107/
Glandz9117/
Glannz911/
Glansz910/
Glyantz832/
Glauntz830/
Glanc801,376/
Glenz801,368/
Glans801,197/
Glonz8013/
Glants73726/
Glance73724/
Glentz73128/
Glands7358/
Glontz7335/
Glains7328/
Glahns7317/
Glonze739/
Glanås738/
Glyans736/
Glanse735/
Gloncz732/
Glancs732/
Glantx731/
Glamtz731/
Gleans731/
Glanch731/
Gleinz731/
Glayns730/
Glanczová713/
Glyants67118/
Gillans6718/
Glantch676/
Gellans671/

Glanz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glanz in the Russian language
Гланзglanz-

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