Gleek Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gleek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England111:5,065,278148,650
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gleek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleek is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gleek live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gleek is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Kentucky, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Gleek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gleek surname increased 214 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gleek surname is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gleek last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Gleek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleeck9127/
Glek89136/
Gleeske838/
Gleekhh831/
Gluek8081/
Glesk8062/
Gleck8011/
Gleke804/
Glyek804/
Gloek801/
Gleyk801/
Gledk801/
Nglek801/
Glejk801/
Glekk801/
Gleks801/
Gleak800/
Gleik800/
Gleuk800/
Gleykh73216/
Gleske73214/
Gleick7375/
Güllek7348/
Gillek7339/
Glojek7337/
Gloeck7331/
Gleikh7326/
Gleike7316/
Gellek735/
Geelek733/
Gleuck733/
Geelik732/
Gletke731/
Glecke731/
Gleßke731/
Glowek731/
Glegue730/
Gleckt730/
Gletck730/
Glik67866/
Glekova67219/
Gleicke6730/
Gloyeck677/
Gylleck676/
Gleigue676/
Gleg672/
Gleuque671/
Gelleke671/
Gleichk671/
Glec671/
Glex671/
Gleicks671/
Glyk671/
Gleucke670/
Gilleck670/

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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 Gleek
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