Glassom Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Glassom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glassom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Glassom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glassom is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glassom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Glassom are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Glassom is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 54 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladssom931/
Glaussom930/
Glasson865,365/
Glossom8615/
Gleasom864/
Gleasson8017/
Gladsson802/
Glausson801/
Cglasson801/
Gladsome801/
Glaisson801/
Glaussem801/
Glassgon800/
Glason77116/
Glesom771/
D'Glasson751/
Gleason7137,143/
Gladson713,256/
Glosson711,510/
Glassen71398/
Glayson7120/
Glaison716/
Glasgon716/
Glasion712/
Glauson711/
Glatson711/
Gleesom711/
Glasham711/
Glaason710/
Glessam710/
Glassan710/
Gleisson6718/
Gleysson677/
Gladsone677/
Glaassen673/
Glaussen672/
Gleassen671/
Glassant671/
Gillason671/
Gleasonn671/
Gleasone671/
Gleasoin671/
Gleasion671/
Glatsoon671/
Glossame671/
Glashone671/
Gleaxson670/
Glasseen670/

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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 Glassom
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