Gleam Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gleam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Gleam (59) may also be a first name.

Gleam Last Name Facts

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

Gleam is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gleam.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Gleam occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Gleam live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 59 people.

It is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 86 percent are found and British Columbia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Canada this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Gleam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleham911/
Glam891,882/
Glem89418/
Gilleam830/
Gleim802,596/
Glean801,319/
Ghlam80969/
Glaum80691/
Gleym80351/
Glehm80265/
Glamm80195/
Glaim80142/
Ghlem8093/
Glame8072/
Gliam8046/
Gleme8034/
Glemø8011/
Glemm809/
Glejm807/
Nglam805/
Glamt803/
Nglem802/
Glahm801/
Glemn801/
Glajm801/
Glamc801/
Glgam801/
Gljam801/
Glamd801/
Gleem800/
Glemk800/
Glyam800/
Gllam800/
Glasm800/
Glesm800/
Gillam739,622/
Gillem73589/
Gleijm73108/
Glemme7364/
Gleane7340/
Geelam7318/
Gellem7316/
Glehan7314/
Gleyan7314/
Glemne7312/
Gellam736/
Gleahn733/
Glliam732/
Glaham732/
Gleime732/
Ghleim732/
Gleemh732/
Glasim732/
Gllahm731/
Nghlem731/
Gleand731/
Gliiam731/
Glliem731/
Gleann731/
Ghlaim731/
Ghllam731/
Gllham731/
Ghlaam731/
Gleimg730/
Guilleame711/
Gilliam6740,145/
Glen6715,591/
Guillem675,610/
Gillham675,273/
Gleń671,638/
Glan671,341/
Glim67884/
Gillean67757/
Ghellam67753/
Gilljam67253/
Ghliyem67170/
Guillam67133/
Ghleyan6731/
Gillgam6724/
Gyllhem6717/
Glym6714/
Gillaim6713/
Gilliem6713/
Glamova677/
Gillahm677/
Gleitem676/
Ghleian676/
Ghlayem674/
Gillame673/
Gleasen673/
Gellean673/
Gilleum672/
Gljm672/
Gleytem672/
Gillaum671/
Gellamm671/
Gleaten671/
Gilleem671/
Guellam671/
Guellem671/
Glań671/
Gläm671/
Gillhem671/
Ghillem671/
Gellaim671/
Gillyam671/
Gellyam670/
Gelliam670/
Gilleom670/
Gihllam670/
Gelleum670/
Gleatin670/
Gillaem670/
Gilllam670/
Gleasin670/

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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 Gleam
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