Glende Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Glende Surname User-submission:

The Surname, Glanz, means 'bright' or 'open'. It is derived from the word, glandt or glend, which could mean 'open area of land'.

Glende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:759,87259,214
Germany3551:226,77625,315
Norway961:53,5657,688
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Glende (157) may also be a first name.

Glende Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Surname, Glanz, means 'bright' or 'open'. It is derived from the word, glandt or glend, which could mean 'open area of land'.

- hglanz

Glende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glende is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glende? popularity and diffusion

Glende is the 378,680th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. Glende occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Glende reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 732,696th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 157 people.

Glende is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 31 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States Glende is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Norway, where 10 percent reside.

Glende Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glende has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,806 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glende Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glende surname are 16.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glende earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning 356,600 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glender9276/
Gelende9245/
Gilende9222/
Gllende927/
Glendee920/
Glendey920/
Gelendez866/
Glenndie861/
Gleander861/
Glejnder861/
Ngilende861/
Ngelende861/
Gleinder860/
Glenda83181/
Glendy83106/
Glande8373/
Glonde8316/
Glendi837/
Glinde837/
Glnder833/
Gillender80117/
Gellender8076/
Gellendez801/
Glander772,675/
Glenday77539/
Gilinde77134/
Gelinde77117/
Gelenda7781/
Glandie7723/
Glendis7718/
Glünder7718/
Gelendi7711/
Glinder7711/
Glennda776/
Glindee775/
Glandey774/
Glendys772/
Gilenda772/
Glandei771/
Gluinde771/
Gländer771/
Glindez771/
Gleanda771/
Gelinder71109/
Güllendi718/
Glyander717/
Gislinde712/
Gailndez711/
Gillande711/
Gleinedy711/
Glaindez711/
Guelendy711/
Ghelenda711/
Gelindez711/
Gyllander67308/
Gillander67218/
Glinda67132/
Gillinder6781/
Glandy6749/
Glandi6721/
Glondi675/
Glindy671/
Høglander671/
Glyndi671/
Gyllinder671/
Gellinder670/
Gillandie670/
Gellander670/

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