Gleeve Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gleeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gleeve Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Gleeve (6) may also be a first name.

Gleeve Last Name Facts

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

Gleeve is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleeve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gleeve live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles. Gleeve is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 6 people.

The surname Gleeve is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 80 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 20 percent are found.

Gleeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleeve has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gleeve surname rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleeves921/
Gleve9141/
Gleave833,868/
Glever8346/
Glaeve837/
Glevez834/
Gleves832/
Gleewe831/
Gleebe830/
Gleaves772,175/
Gleavey7738/
Gleevoy777/
Gleaver772/
Gleyver771/
Glejver771/
Gleevis770/
Glave731,597/
Glebe73720/
Glive7323/
Glevy7313/
Gläve7312/
Glewe7310/
Glove737/
Glöve731/
Gillevet7124/
Gleevaya7120/
Gillever710/
Glavey67375/
Glavee67356/
Gleber67333/
Glewwe67232/
Gleavy6768/
Glaive6749/
Glaewe6739/
Glebes6732/
Gleibe6723/
Glawee6718/
Glevis6716/
Gliver6710/
Glovei677/
Glovey674/
Glevio672/
Gléver672/
Glivey671/
Gleuwe671/
Glewey671/
Glouve671/
Gloveu671/
Ghlewe671/
Glebed671/
Glêver671/
Gleabe671/
Glyves671/
Gleyvi671/
Glevaj671/
Glewes670/
Glives670/
Glevay670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gleeve
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