Gleffe Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gleffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gleffe Last Name Facts

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

Gleffe is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleffe is the 998,609th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Gleffe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gleffe are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Gleffe is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent reside, Illinois, where 17 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Gleffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gleffe surname are 18.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gleffe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleffer927/
Glefe911/
Gleff911/
Gliffe8391/
Nglefe832/
Glefer831/
Glaffe831/
Gleffa830/
Glef801/
Glff801/
Glaffey775/
Guelffe771/
Gelleff771/
Gloffee771/
Gelffer771/
Gleifer771/
Gilleff770/
Gylfe73210/
Gleew73117/
Gelff7333/
Glejf7332/
Gliff7324/
Glöfe7315/
Gleev735/
Gleif734/
Glefa733/
Gilfe732/
Gelfe732/
Glife731/
Gülfe731/
Gleyf731/
Gleuf730/
Glafe730/
Glefh730/
Gilliffe710/
Gelliffe710/
Gelfer67405/
Guelff67154/
Goelff6777/
Guelfe6759/
Gilfer6752/
Glafey6713/
Glf678/
Glifet674/
Gylfee674/
Glifer673/
Gelfei673/
Ghylfe673/
Glifft672/
Gliffa672/
Ghelfe671/
Gielfe671/
Gleify671/
Gllffa671/
Gellef671/
Gleufy671/
Glaiff671/
Ghleeb671/
Gillef671/
Gelfes670/
Gillesfer670/
Gilfey670/

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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
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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 Gleffe
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