Glentz Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Glentz 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'.

Glentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Glentz 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

Glentz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glentz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glentz? popularity and diffusion

Glentz is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Glentz reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 26 percent live, Arizona, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Glentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glentz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Glentz surname increased 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glentz surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Glentz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $50,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glentze925/
Glaentz922/
Glenz911,368/
Gellentz861/
Glantz832,946/
Glintz8398/
Glontz8335/
Gläntz8326/
Glaenz835/
Gelenz831/
Gleinz831/
Gluenz831/
Guillentz8064/
Gielenz7720/
Glyantz772/
Gilintz771/
Gilents770/
Glanz735,102/
Glenc73938/
Glinz73506/
Glünz7332/
Glonz7313/
Glänz732/
Glenthøj7148/
Glants67726/
Glancz67127/
Glandz6717/
Gloncz672/
Glannz671/
Glentsche671/
Glends671/
Glejnc671/
Gelenc671/
Glench671/
Glonts670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glentz
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