Gleiß Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 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
Germany5361:150,19718,035
Austria881:96,76614,085

The alternate forms: Glei (139) are calculated separately.

Gleiß Last Name Facts

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

Gleiß occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Glei. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleiß? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleiß is the 521,266th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The last name Gleiß occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gleiß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Gleiß is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 536 people, or 1 in 150,197. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 18 percent reside, Hesse, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glei96139/
Gleiße911/
Gleß89285/
Gliß8916/
Gleis80831/
Gleit80259/
Gleie80177/
Gleij8089/
Glehi8040/
Gleid8012/
Gleyi8011/
Gleiz805/
Gleio804/
Gleih802/
Glaeß801/
Gleia801/
Ghlei801/
Gle753,888/
Gli751,485/
Gleich735,768/
Gleitz73794/
Gleiss73461/
Gleise7370/
Göllei7361/
Gellei7350/
Gleisz7316/
Gleist7311/
Gleidt7310/
Gleihs739/
Gleish732/
Gleith731/
Glehis731/
Gleice731/
Gleits730/
Gleihy730/
Glaß673,183/
Glee672,342/
Gloe671,408/
Glai671,087/
Gley671,073/
Glez67981/
Gläß67589/
Glue67585/
Gliz67549/
Glet67516/
Gler67504/
Gleh67294/
Gles67122/
Gleiche67110/
Glis6779/
Gleu6769/
Glea6765/
Glit6748/
Glid6741/
Ngli6736/
Glih6731/
Glae6716/
Glej6716/
Gled6716/
Gloi6715/
Gleđ6714/
Glli6714/
Glie6711/
Ngle6711/
Ghli6711/
Ghle6710/
Gleisse6710/
Glip678/
Glye678/
Gliš678/
Øgle676/
Glui674/
Glep674/
Gleň673/
Gleiyse673/
Cgle672/
Glhi671/
Gilleis671/
Gleiech671/
Gløe671/
Glleich671/
Cgli671/
Glex671/
Glhe671/
Gleisce671/
Glleice671/
Hgli671/
Kgli671/
Glle671/
Glix671/
Gleitch670/
Gilleit670/
Gleitsh670/
Gleisch670/

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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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  • 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 Gleiß
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