Gleerup Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gleerup Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleerup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4831:11,6871,117
Sweden501:196,93513,646
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gleerup Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleerup occurs most in Denmark. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleerup? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleerup is the 547,713th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name Gleerup is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Gleerup are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 11,687. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 34 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 21 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Gleerup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gleerup has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gleerup surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleerup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gleerup surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gleerup earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 29.29% more than the national average, earning $55,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.4% less than the national average, earning $36,069 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glerup92835/
Gellerup8019/
Gyllerup8019/
Glejtrup802/
Gleherou801/
Glyrup7712/
Glerud775/
Glerou773/
Giellerup751/
Glitrup7114/
Gllerou711/
Glyruph710/
Gleyroux67202/
Gillerud6714/
Ggelleru679/
Guillerau631/
Guilleroux5926/
Guilleraut591/
Gellerhult591/
Guillerault56426/
Guillerautt561/
Glairoux538/
Glayroux532/

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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 Gleerup
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