Gleba Surname

221,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9391:40,4786,350
United States4331:837,08863,980
Russia3061:470,99043,976
Germany811:993,89568,573
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Gleba Last Name Facts

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

Gleba (Russian: Глеба) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gléba. For other possible spellings of Gleba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleba? popularity and diffusion

Gleba is the 221,035th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,945,612 people. The last name Gleba occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 74 people.

This last name is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 939 people, or 1 in 40,478. Beside Poland Gleba occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.

Gleba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gleba surname grew 21,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gleba surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gléba9312/
Glebas9149/
Gleuba9113/
Gleboa911/
Gleiba911/
Ngleba911/
Glebay910/
Glba892/
Glebeau8320/
Glebais831/
Globa804,617/
Glebe80720/
Glaba80714/
Gilba80625/
Gleva80224/
Gliba80219/
Glyba8098/
Gelba8068/
Glebo8033/
Glewa8015/
Gleby808/
Gülba808/
Glbas802/
Gluea801/
Glebi801/
Ngilleba771/
Gleave733,868/
Gilboa732,615/
Gülbay732,460/
Gülbaş732,240/
Gülbağ73621/
Gölbaş73591/
Gilbas73394/
Gleber73333/
Gleabo73301/
Glesby73122/
Gelbas7381/
Gilbay7371/
Gılbaz7369/
Gleavy7368/
Glebio7355/
Glabay7351/
Gilbat7334/
Glabau7332/
Glebes7332/
Gilbau7329/
Gilbea7324/
Gleibe7323/
Glabai7320/
Globay7314/
Gleebo7311/
Glaiba7310/
Gölbay738/
Glibat737/
Gielba737/
Guilba736/
Glebis736/
Guelba736/
Glibas735/
Gleeva734/
Gleway734/
Globaa733/
Gilbai733/
Glbeau732/
Gilbah732/
Globah732/
Gleiva732/
Gleavo732/
Gölbas732/
Gleubo732/
Glewad731/
Gleybi731/
Gelbat731/
Gleybo731/
Glabah731/
Glywea731/
Gailba731/
Glebed731/
Gleboi731/
Gleabe731/
Ggloba731/
Giełba731/
Gelbah731/
Gleboy731/
Ghelba731/
Glempa731/
Glbash731/
Glevaj731/
Glibaz731/
Gleebe730/
Glevay730/
Gillebeau713/
Guillebau713/
Guillebaud67567/
Guillebeau67304/
Gelbach67271/
Gillebo67255/
Glebets67221/
Glua67166/
Gilbaut67143/
Gleiber67109/
Gleveau67101/
Gilbaja6782/
Gülbaği6779/
Glaywea6767/
Gleavey6738/
Guillebaut6738/
Glebych6732/
Guilbau6727/
Guelbay6727/
Ghelbas6726/
Ghleiwa6715/
Gilleby6713/
Gilleva6710/
Gleabes678/
Guelbai678/
Gilbaud677/
Gilbach676/
Gylleby676/
Gleawea675/
Guelbaz675/
Gleyber674/
Glwa674/
Ghlabah674/
Gilbaya674/
Ghlbach673/
Glve673/
Guillebaux673/
Glabeau672/
Gaylbay671/
Gleavas671/
Glebich671/
Glebits671/
Gilbatt671/
Gillebeaux671/
Gilveau671/
Gillbat671/
Gleweah671/
Glbo671/
Ngelbai671/
Nglebui671/
Ngleway671/
Gelleva671/
Gelloba671/
Glebioh671/
Gléveau671/
Gölbast671/
Giełbas671/
Gillaba671/
Gillesbach671/
Guelbas671/
Glaibap671/
Glempea670/
Glessby670/
Gillbay670/
Gelbadh670/

Gleba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gleba in the Russian language
Глебаgleba-

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