Gleen Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gleen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
England241:2,321,58686,519
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Gleen (4,388) may also be a first name.

Gleen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gleen is the 1,111,382nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gleen live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gleen is also the 104,179th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 4,388 people.

The last name Gleen is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Gleen is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Gleen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gleen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gleen last name decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Gleen surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Gleen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $20,138,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.39% less than the national average, earning $32,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleyen9194/
Gleesn911/
Gleenn911/
Ghleen911/
Glen8915,591/
Gilleen8320/
Gleisen834/
Gleasen833/
Gleaten831/
Glehoen831/
Gleeyon831/
Glleenn830/
Gleiten830/
Glenn8078,395/
Glean801,319/
Glein80242/
Glehn80102/
Gleng8035/
Glent8027/
Glend8011/
Glene809/
Glaen809/
Gleyn807/
Ghlen802/
Nglen801/
Glemn801/
Glyen801/
Gloen801/
Glenh801/
Gålen801/
Gllen800/
Gleem800/
Gleun800/
Gluen800/
Glhen800/
Gilleyen7710/
Guilleen777/
Gleichen771/
Gleassen771/
Gln7518/
Gillen7318,670/
Geelen734,634/
Gellen73390/
Glesne73220/
Glenne73218/
Øglend73135/
Gyllen73128/
Glowen7376/
Gleine7349/
Gleane7340/
Göllen7336/
Gleinn7330/
Gleyan7314/
Gleung7313/
Glyenn7312/
Glemne7312/
Güllen7312/
Gliien739/
Gleahn733/
Gleing733/
Glayen732/
Gleemh732/
Geelin731/
Gleynn731/
Gleand731/
Gllenn731/
Gleann731/
Gleemk731/
Glawen731/
Gleyon731/
Glendt730/
Gleuon730/
Guilleyen711/
Gillegien711/
Gelleyhen710/
Guillen67329,365/
Gleń671,638/
Geeslin671,133/
Glin671,106/
Glyn671,053/
Gillean67757/
Glem67418/
Gellein67267/
Geelink67116/
Glausen6787/
Geeling6773/
Guellen6759/
Gillien6750/
Gellien6735/
Glaisen6732/
Ghleyan6731/
Gillent6722/
Gilloen6720/
Gillend6719/
Gleijng6712/
Gillyen678/
Ngln678/
Glayten676/
Gleitem676/
Ghleian676/
Goellen675/
Geln675/
Ghillen674/
Høglend674/
Guullen673/
Gellean673/
Giln672/
Gaellen672/
Ghellen672/
Glehoun672/
Giellen672/
Gleytem672/
Gilleem671/
Gilleyn671/
Gloiten671/
Glenová671/
Glhn671/
Gilluen671/
D'Glenn671/
Ngeelin671/
Geeleng671/
Hgln671/
Gelleng671/
Glln671/
Glnk671/
Glnq671/
Glnn670/
Gillein670/
Geeslen670/
Gillenn670/
Gleatin670/
Gellend670/
Gellenn670/
Gleasin670/

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