Gleba Surname
Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname
Gleba Surname User-submission:
It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.
Gleba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 939 | 1:40,478 | 6,350 |
| United States | 433 | 1:837,088 | 63,980 |
| Russia | 306 | 1:470,990 | 43,976 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Gléba (12) are calculated separately.
Gleba (74) may also be a first name.
Gleba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.
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Gleba Religious Adherence
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Gleba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gleba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gleba (Russian: Глеба) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gléba. For other possible spellings of Gleba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gleba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 221,035th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,945,612 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Gleba are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Gleba is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name globally, borne by 74 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 939 people, or 1 in 40,478. Besides Poland this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.
Gleba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gleba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gleba last name expanded 21,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gleba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gleba surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gleba last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gleba earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,781 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gleba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gleba in the Russian language | ||
| Глеба | gleba | - |
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Footnotes
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