Glees Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Barbados

Glees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1121:718,79954,527
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England151:3,714,537119,675
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Glees Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glees is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glees? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Glees reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Glees is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 718,799. In Germany Glees is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Glees occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Glees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glees has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glees surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glees last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Glees earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleese91128/
Gleeds9145/
Gleess910/
Glee892,342/
Gles89122/
Gillees830/
Gleesch830/
Gleed802,109/
Gless801,638/
Gleis80831/
Glaes80110/
Glehe8097/
Glese8043/
Gleje8019/
Gleas8012/
Gleys808/
Nglee807/
Gleer807/
Gleez807/
Glles805/
Glece804/
Glesz804/
Glets803/
Glyes803/
Glehs802/
Gleeh802/
Glues802/
Gleep801/
Glest801/
Gloes801/
Gllee801/
Ghles801/
Hglee801/
Gleej801/
Ghlee801/
Gleea800/
Glesh800/
Gilleese7723/
Gle753,888/
Gilles7348,707/
Gelles731,054/
Gölles73908/
Gleiss73461/
Gleyse73188/
Gellee73148/
Glesse73141/
Glaess73137/
Gleise7370/
Glease7360/
Gleyce7332/
Gloess7330/
Gleash7328/
Gleech7317/
Gluyes7316/
Gleisz7316/
Gleuse7312/
Gleist7311/
Gleihs739/
Gleyst734/
Glesch734/
Glowes733/
Gllese732/
Gleish732/
Gillee732/
Geeles731/
Ggless731/
Glawes731/
Glehis731/
Gluesh731/
Glayes731/
Geelee731/
Gleice731/
Gleece731/
Gleiße731/
Geelis731/
Gloyes730/
Gluies730/
Geesly730/
Gylles730/
Glahee730/
Gleuce730/
Gleits730/
Gleace730/
Gledse730/
Gillies6721,171/
Gley671,073/
Glez67981/
Glet67516/
Gler67504/
Guilles67488/
Gleh67294/
Gleß67285/
Gillece67274/
Guelles67208/
Glei67139/
Gilless67122/
Gleiche67110/
Glis6779/
Gleu6769/
Glea6765/
Geesler6750/
Goelles6749/
Gillest6746/
Guillee6740/
Gläs6735/
Göllesz6726/
Gled6716/
Glej6716/
Gleđ6714/
Glesová6713/
Ngle6711/
Glie6711/
Goellee6711/
Gillese6710/
Ghle6710/
Gleisse6710/
Gylleus6710/
Øgle676/
Gillesp675/
Glep674/
Gyllies673/
Gilleas673/
Gleň673/
Gleiyse673/
Gellies672/
Gilleys672/
Geesley672/
Ghelles672/
Gillles672/
Cgle672/
Gilleis671/
Glesova671/
Glle671/
Gielles671/
Gilleey671/
Gillets671/
Ghilles671/
Glec671/
Gleiech671/
Glesche671/
Glès671/
Gløe671/
Glex671/
Glhe671/
Gleechh671/
Gleisce671/
Glleice671/
Gleisch670/
Gellest670/
Gleitsh670/
Gletsch670/

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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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  • 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 Glees
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