Glehn Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glehn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany941:856,44161,781
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Glehn (24) may also be a first name.

Glehn Last Name Facts

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

Glehn is most common in Germany. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Glehn.

How Common Is The Last Name Glehn? popularity and diffusion

Glehn is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Glehn are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Glehn is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 856,441. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent live and Bremen, where 1 percent live. Apart from Germany Glehn occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Glehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glehn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glehn surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glehen91106/
Gleahn913/
Glen8915,591/
Glhn891/
Glehion8319/
Glenn8078,395/
Glean801,319/
Glein80242/
Gleen80219/
Gleng8035/
Glent8027/
Glend8011/
Glene809/
Glaen809/
Gleyn807/
Ghlen802/
Nglen801/
Glemn801/
Gloen801/
Glenh801/
Glhin801/
Gålen801/
Gülhn801/
Gllen800/
Gletn800/
Gleun800/
Gluen800/
Glhen800/
Gleichen771/
Glehenne771/
Gln7518/
Gillen7318,670/
Geelen734,634/
Gellen73390/
Glesne73220/
Glenne73218/
Øglend73135/
Gyllen73128/
Gletne7362/
Gleine7349/
Gleane7340/
Göllen7336/
Gleinn7330/
Glesen7320/
Glemne7312/
Güllen7312/
Glesin736/
Gleene734/
Gleing733/
Glicen732/
Geheln732/
Gleemh732/
Gleesn731/
Gleynn731/
Gleand731/
Gliten731/
Gllenn731/
Gleann731/
Gleenn731/
Ghleen731/
Gehlln731/
Glejnc731/
Glisen731/
Gehlng731/
Glendt730/
Gillehsen715/
Guillen67329,365/
Gleń671,638/
Glin671,106/
Glyn671,053/
Gillean67757/
Glem67418/
Gellein67267/
Glissen67149/
Glesing67110/
Gellene6760/
Guellen6759/
Glitten6755/
Gillien6750/
Gellien6735/
Glaisen6732/
Glesåen6729/
Gillent6722/
Gilleen6720/
Gilloen6720/
Gillend6719/
Gletten6713/
Gleijng6712/
Gillgen678/
Gleesen678/
Ngln678/
Gliseng676/
Glayten676/
Goellen675/
Geln675/
Gleisen674/
Glessen674/
Ghillen674/
Høglend674/
Gleasen673/
Guullen673/
Gellean673/
Giln672/
Gaellen672/
Ghellen672/
Giellen672/
Gleesin671/
Gleaten671/
Glichin671/
Gillene671/
Gilleyn671/
Gloiten671/
Glenová671/
Gilluen671/
D'Glenn671/
Geeleng671/
Hgln671/
Gelleng671/
Glln671/
Glnk671/
Glnq671/
Glnn670/
Gillein670/
Geeslen670/
Glessin670/
Glesenk670/
Gillenn670/
Glleenn670/
Gleatin670/
Gleecen670/
Gellend670/
Gleiten670/
Gellenn670/
Gleasin670/

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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 Glehn
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