Gleaves Surname

193,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gleaves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleaves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4741:245,90223,432
England4901:113,71011,663
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia411:658,43245,385
Wales291:106,7088,358
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tonga11:107,313791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4431:55,0236,556
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Gleaves (33) may also be a first name.

Gleaves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleaves is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gleaves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleaves? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 193,388th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,350,596 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Gleaves are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The surname Gleaves is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,474 people, or 1 in 245,902. In The United States Gleaves is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Gleaves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gleaves has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gleaves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Gleaves last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gleaves last name are 1.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gleaves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.88% more than the national average, earning R 491,628 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $63,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleave923,868/
Glaves921,207/
Gleves922/
Gleavey8638/
Gleabes868/
Glavies868/
Gleaver862/
Gleeves861/
Gliaves860/
Glave831,597/
Gleve8341/
Glavey77375/
Glavee77356/
Glavis77131/
Gleavy7768/
Glavez7757/
Glaive7749/
Glever7746/
Glavie7744/
Glebes7732/
Glavet7723/
Glaver7717/
Glevis7716/
Glaeve777/
Glabes775/
Gleeve775/
Glevez774/
Glavje772/
Glawes771/
Gleabe771/
Glyves771/
Glives770/
Glewes770/
Glebets71221/
Glavish7191/
Glatved7115/
Glaubes715/
Gleawea715/
Glavice713/
Glivets712/
Gleubes712/
Gleyver711/
Glejver711/
Gleivys711/
Glebais711/
Glauver711/
Glaaver711/
Glauvey710/
Gleevis710/
Glebe67720/
Gillevet6724/
Glive6723/
Glavy6716/
Glavi6715/
Glewa6715/
Glevy6713/
Gläve6712/
Glewe6710/
Gladtvet679/
Glavă676/
Glaviche671/
Gillever670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gleaves
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