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

The surname Gleicher is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleicher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gleicher is the 483,143rd most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Gleicher live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 787,954. In The United States Gleicher is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Beside The United States Gleicher is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Gleicher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gleicher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 9,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleicher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gleicher surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.42% registered with the 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

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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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