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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gleffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 998,609th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. Gleffe is primarily found 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.

The last name is most commonly 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 common in: California, where 23 percent are found, Illinois, where 17 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States Gleffe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Gleffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gleffe last name are 18.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.31% registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Gleffe
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