Gleitze Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gleitze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleitze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gleitze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleitze is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gleitze.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleitze? popularity and diffusion

Gleitze is the 1,014,722nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. Gleitze is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Gleitze reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 332,667. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent reside, Berlin, where 29 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Gleitze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleitze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gleitze last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleize922,145/
Gleitz92794/
Glitzer86112/
Gletzer8629/
Glitz83768/
Glize83524/
Gleze836/
Gletz836/
Gleiz835/
Gleyze771,115/
Glaize77635/
Glitza77372/
Gluitz77101/
Glatze7710/
Glitse774/
Gleaze774/
Glitzy772/
Glezie772/
Glecie771/
Gletzi771/
Gleice771/
Gleeze770/
Gleatz770/
Glizee770/
Gleits770/
Gloitz770/
Gillitzer75585/
Gellitzer750/
Glez73981/
Gliz73549/
Glatzer711,460/
Glätzer71139/
Gleiche71110/
Gillitz7135/
Glecier7127/
Gilletz7117/
Glleice711/
Gleisce711/
Gletzis711/
Gleiech711/
Gleczer711/
Gelleze711/
Glatzie711/
Gleitch710/
Gleitsh710/
Glaze6710,507/
Glatz679,978/
Glaiz6755/
Glicz6731/
Gletcher6710/
Gleez677/
Glits677/
Glizi674/
Glece674/
Gillicze674/
Glezz673/
Glets673/
Gleci672/
Glizz671/
Glezy671/
Gilleice670/
Glitcher670/

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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
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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 Gleitze
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