Glensman Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Glensman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glensman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Glensman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glensman has its highest incidence in England. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glensman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Glensman reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 83 percent reside and Essex, where 17 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Glensman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glensman has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glensmann941/
Glinsman8883/
Glansman8820/
Glenzman882/
Gilnsman881/
Glinsmann82188/
Glansmann8234/
Glaansman821/
Glinnsmann781/
Glanzman75483/
Glincman7529/
Glinzman7512/
Glimsman750/
Glanzmann712,632/

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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 Glensman
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