Gleis Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gleis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4631:173,87820,440
Luxembourg1441:4,032552
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Austria341:250,45429,541
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gleis (342) may also be a first name.

Gleis Last Name Facts

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

Gleis is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,171st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,769,610 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Gleis reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gleis is also the 472,030th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 342 people.

Gleis is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 173,878. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Hesse, where 18 percent live and Thuringia, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Gleis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gleis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gleis surname grew 589 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gleis surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Gleis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleiss91461/
Gleise9170/
Gleisz9116/
Gleist9111/
Gleihs919/
Gleish912/
Glehis911/
Gleits910/
Glei89139/
Gles89122/
Glis8979/
Gleisse8310/
Gleiyse833/
Gilleis831/
Gleisce831/
Gleisch830/
Gleitsh830/
Gless801,638/
Glais80631/
Gleiß80624/
Glise80501/
Ghlis80339/
Gleit80259/
Glees80228/
Gleie80177/
Glaes80110/
Glish8097/
Glist8089/
Gleij8089/
Gliss8085/
Glese8043/
Glehi8040/
Gluis8038/
Gleas8012/
Gleid8012/
Gleyi8011/
Gleys808/
Gllis805/
Glles805/
Gleiz805/
Glesz804/
Gleio804/
Glets803/
Glihs803/
Glyes803/
Glehs802/
Glues802/
Gleih802/
Nglis802/
Glois801/
Glest801/
Glisc801/
Gloes801/
Ghles801/
Gleia801/
Ghlei801/
Glesh800/
Gle753,888/
Gli751,485/
Gilles7348,707/
Gillis7342,498/
Ghliss737,441/
Gleich735,768/
Gellis731,070/
Gelles731,054/
Gölles73908/
Gleitz73794/
Glaise73383/
Glisch73220/
Gleyse73188/
Glesse73141/
Glaess73137/
Gleese73128/
Göllei7361/
Glease7360/
Gellei7350/
Gleeds7345/
Gloess7330/
Gleash7328/
Glisse7324/
Gluyes7316/
Gleuse7312/
Gleidt7310/
Gleyst734/
Glesch734/
Glowes733/
Gyllis733/
Gllese732/
Geeles731/
Ggless731/
Glawes731/
Gllish731/
Gluesh731/
Glayes731/
Gleice731/
Gleiße731/
Géllis731/
Nglish731/
Ghlise731/
Geelis731/
Glisce731/
Gleith731/
Gloyes730/
Glhist730/
Gleess730/
Gluies730/
Gylles730/
Glaiss730/
Gleihy730/
Gledse730/
Gleiszová711/
Gillies6721,171/
Glas678,992/
Glee672,342/
Gloe671,408/
Glai671,087/
Gley671,073/
Glez67981/
Gilliss67650/
Glue67585/
Gliz67549/
Glet67516/
Gler67504/
Guilles67488/
Gleh67294/
Gleß67285/
Guillis67232/
Gillois67213/
Guelles67208/
Gilless67122/
Gleiche67110/
Guellis6796/
Gleu6769/
Gillish6766/
Glaisse6766/
Glea6765/
Goelles6749/
Glit6748/
Gillest6746/
Glid6741/
Giellis6737/
Ngli6736/
Gläs6735/
Gillias6731/
Glih6731/
Göllesz6726/
Gellios6724/
Gellise6723/
Gellish6716/
Gled6716/
Glae6716/
Gliß6716/
Glej6716/
Gloi6715/
Glli6714/
Gleđ6714/
Glesová6713/
Ngle6711/
Glie6711/
Ghli6711/
Gillese6710/
Ghle6710/
Gellisz6710/
Gylleus6710/
Ghellis679/
Glip678/
Glye678/
Gliš678/
Ghillis677/
Glic677/
Øgle676/
Gillesp675/
Glep674/
Glui674/
Glás674/
Gillisz674/
Gyllies673/
Gilleas673/
Gleň673/
Gellies672/
Hnglish672/
Gilleys672/
Ghelles672/
Gillles672/
Cgle672/
Glesova671/
Glishch671/
Glix671/
Glle671/
Glliyas671/
Gielles671/
Gillise671/
Gillisp671/
Gillets671/
Gillios671/
Gellias671/
Ghilles671/
Gellais671/
Glec671/
Gleiech671/
Glesche671/
Glès671/
Gløe671/
Glič671/
Glleich671/
Glisova671/
Gillais671/
Gillijs671/
Cgli671/
Glex671/
Glhe671/
Glhi671/
Glleice671/
Hgli671/
Kgli671/
Gillist670/
Gillees670/
Gellest670/
Gilllis670/
Gleesch670/
Gilleit670/
Gellois670/
Gletsch670/
Gleitch670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gleis
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