Glegle Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Glegle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glegle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin141:738,25740,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Glegle (14) may also be a first name.

Glegle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glegle is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glegle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Glegle is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Glegle are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glegle is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname Glegle is most common in Benin, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin Glegle is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 64 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 14 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 7 percent are found. Barring Benin Glegle exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleagle920/
Gloegle920/
Nglengle861/
Gleglay779/
Gleghill712/
Gleighly710/
Gillegly710/
Gligli678/
Glagli672/
Gilloegly672/
Glogly670/
Gliglis624/
Glaglay622/
Glinglai571/
Gailgail571/
Gilloghly531/
Glögle506/

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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 Glegle
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