Gleiss Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gleiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Austria1291:66,01110,168
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Gleiss (15) may also be a first name.

Gleiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleiss is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleiss? popularity and diffusion

Gleiss is the 654,010th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gleiss live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gleiss is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Gleiss is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 356,219. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 31 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Hamburg, where 17 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Gleiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gleiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gleiss last name rose 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gleiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gleiss last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

Gleiss earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.23% less than the national average, earning $36,147 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleisse9210/
Gless911,638/
Gleis91831/
Gliss9185/
Ghliss837,441/
Glesse83141/
Glaess83137/
Gleise8370/
Gloess8330/
Glisse8324/
Gleisz8316/
Gleist8311/
Gleihs839/
Gleish832/
Ggless831/
Glehis831/
Gleess830/
Glaiss830/
Gleits830/
Glei80139/
Gles80122/
Glis8079/
Gilliss77650/
Gilless77122/
Glaisse7766/
Gleiyse773/
Gilleis771/
Gleisce771/
Gleisch770/
Gleitsh770/
Glass7377,992/
Glais73631/
Gleiß73624/
Glise73501/
Ghlis73339/
Gleit73259/
Glees73228/
Gleie73177/
Gläss73118/
Glaes73110/
Glish7397/
Glist7389/
Gleij7389/
Glese7343/
Glehi7340/
Gluis7338/
Gleas7312/
Gleid7312/
Gleyi7311/
Gleys738/
Gllis735/
Glles735/
Gleiz735/
Glesz734/
Gleio734/
Glets733/
Glihs733/
Glyes733/
Glehs732/
Glues732/
Gleih732/
Nglis732/
Glois731/
Glest731/
Gloes731/
Ghles731/
Gleia731/
Ghlei731/
Glesh730/
Gillesse71142/
Gillisse71105/
Gilliess712/
Guelless711/
Gilles6748,707/
Gillis6742,498/
Gleich675,768/
Gle673,888/
Gli671,485/
Gellis671,070/
Gelles671,054/
Gölles67908/
Gleitz67794/
Glasse67589/
Nglass67500/
Glaise67383/
Glisch67220/
Gleyse67188/
Gleese67128/
Göllei6761/
Glease6760/
Gellei6750/
Gleeds6745/
Glauss6741/
Gleash6728/
Gluyes6716/
Gleuse6712/
Glyass6710/
Gleidt6710/
Gleyst674/
Glesch674/
Glowes673/
Gyllis673/
Gllese672/
Geeles671/
Gllass671/
Guillesse671/
Glaass671/
Glawes671/
Gllish671/
Gluesh671/
Glayes671/
Gleice671/
Gleiszová671/
Gleiße671/
Géllis671/
Gillessse671/
Ghlass671/
Nglish671/
Ghlise671/
Geelis671/
Glisce671/
Gleith671/
Gloyes670/
Glasss670/
Glhist670/
Gluies670/
Gylles670/
Gleihy670/
Gledse670/

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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 Gleiss
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