Gleditsch Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Gleditsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleditsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2461:20,9042,691
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Austria141:608,24554,975
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gleditsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleditsch occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gleditsch.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleditsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gleditsch is the 714,947th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,817,961 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gleditsch reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 20,904. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 87 percent live, Western Norway, where 9 percent live and Northern Norway, where 3 percent live. Besides Norway Gleditsch exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Gleditsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gleditsch last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gleditsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 81.41% more than the national average, earning 627,819 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $38,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleditzsch95219/
Gleditsh941/
Gloeditzsch901/
Gladitsch89206/
Glöditsch891/
Gledich8849/
Glöditzsch8428/
Gloditzsch843/
Gladitzsch843/
Gladitsh821/
Gledic8048/
Geldich757/
Gledić67189/
Glidic67145/
Geldic6747/
Gledec6736/
Glédic671/
Gladitz63241/
Geldets631/
Gildets631/
Gladicz631/
Glajdych591/
Gladić53280/
Glodić53123/
Güldiz5353/
Gladič5352/
Glidiz5315/
Gladiz5315/
Glodič5314/
Gildiz538/
Geldiz533/
Geldec531/
Gladoić50130/
Gladytz502/

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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 Gleditsch
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