Gleicher Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gleicher Surname User-submission:

This surname is a variant spelling (under Russian influence) of the German/Yiddish surname Gleichenhaus, meaning 'same house', 'equal house' or 'similar house'. The g is due to Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.

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Gleicher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:787,95460,928
Israel741:115,64412,871
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Austria211:405,49741,758
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Gleicher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a variant spelling (under Russian influence) of the German/Yiddish surname Gleichenhaus, meaning 'same house', 'equal house' or 'similar house'. The g is due to Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters h to g in borrowed words and foreign names.

- haffman97

Gleicher Last Name Facts

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

Gleicher occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleicher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,143rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name Gleicher is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gleicher are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 787,954. In The United States Gleicher is most numerous in: New York, where 31 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Gleicher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleicher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gleicher last name grew 9,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleicher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gleicher last name are 7.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gleicher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning $54,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning $64,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleichert9470/
Gleischer942/
Gleicherd940/
Gleiche93110/
Glicher9337/
Glecher930/
Gleacher8842/
Gletcher8810/
Gleecher884/
Glescher881/
Glitcher880/
Glaicher880/
Gloecher880/
Glecer8639/
Glicer8624/
Gliche865/
Gleice861/
Glitscher8262/
Güllicher8210/
Glaescher827/
Gleissher821/
Gletscher821/
Gellecher820/
Gleuckher820/
Gleiser801,074/
Gleizer80423/
Glicker80252/
Glecier8027/
Glecker809/
Glejcer806/
Glycher803/
Glicheh802/
Glezier801/
Gleiger801/
Gleucer801/
Gleczer801/
Gleijer801/
Glesche801/
Glicere801/
Gleices801/
Gleisce801/
Gleixer801/
Glleice801/
Glisher800/
Glicier800/
Glesier800/
Gleiker800/
Glice7755/
Glece774/
Glickert75191/
Glaisher7578/
Gleißert7543/
Gleisser7536/
Glajcher7527/
Gläscher7524/
Glascher7513/
Gleisert7512/
Gluecker756/
Gloecker755/
Gleizier753/
Glessich753/
Glaycher752/
Gleykher751/
Glessier751/
Glaacher751/
Gloucher751/
Gleizzer751/
Glachier750/
Gellicer750/
Gilleice750/
Gleasier750/
Gleazier750/
Glessher750/
Glickerd750/
Gleckert750/
Gleigger750/
Glatcher750/
Gleize712,145/
Glezer71552/
Gleser71300/
Glijer71235/
Glizer7172/
Gleise7170/
Glacer7145/
Gleyce7132/
Glyckherr7127/
Gillicker7125/
Gliser7123/
Gleicy7121/
Gleger717/
Güllecker716/
Gliger715/
Glaice715/
Glaschker715/
Gleici714/
Gliker714/
Glejer713/
Gleissert712/
Gleige712/
Glycer712/
Glicha712/
Glecie711/
Gloece711/
Gleker711/
Glache711/
Glechi711/
Gleece711/
Gleiße711/
Nglece711/
Guelliche711/
Glichi711/
Gleces711/
Gloice710/
Gleuce710/
Gleace710/
Glazier676,608/
Glaeser673,805/
Glasier67732/
Gleyzer67567/
Glejzer67292/
Gillece67274/
Glauche67233/
Glesser67227/
Glachet67132/
Glaiser67124/
Glitzer67112/
Gleises6776/
Gillice6755/
Glacier6752/
Glaizer6749/
Gleaser6729/
Gletzer6729/
Glisser6726/
Glasche6725/
Gloiser6719/
Glahser6716/
Gleazer6715/
Glejser6714/
Glehsee6714/
Gleager6714/
Gloeser6712/
Gläsche6712/
Glisich6711/
Glouche6711/
Gleisse6710/
Glaeßer679/
Güllice678/
Gleszer674/
Glasher673/
Gleiyse673/
Glessie672/
Glacker672/
Glascer672/
Gleezer672/
Glaseer672/
Glaucer672/
Gleyser672/
Gleeser671/
Glaicir671/
Glesair671/
Glisier671/
Gleucyr671/
Gläseer671/
Ghlichi671/
Glesies671/
Gleycye671/
Glacert671/
Glesker670/
Glazeir670/
Gloucer670/
Glikert670/
Glizier670/
Glichio670/
Glaczer670/

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