Gleiwitz Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gleiwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleiwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Gleiwitz Last Name Facts

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

Gleiwitz has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleiwitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleiwitz is the 3,017,195th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Gleiwitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Gleiwitz live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 89 percent live, Surrey, where 5 percent live and Warwickshire, where 3 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 12 percent live.

Gleiwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleiwitz has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Gleiwitz last name increased 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleiswitz941/
Gleuwitz8815/
Glichwitz821/
Glewicz80129/
Gliwicz8020/
Glawitz800/
Gliwic718/
Glewich671/
Glebits671/
Glauvitz6368/
Glaubetz637/
Glawitsch5961/
Glibić57306/
Glavez5757/
Glivic5728/
Glaviz575/
Glevez574/
Glević571/
Glebets53221/
Glevich5372/
Glabets5353/
Glavici5322/
Glávits5317/
Glivets532/
Glivici532/
Glevoic531/
Glebich531/
Glivich531/
Glaubits500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gleiwitz
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