Glenz Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glenz 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'.

Glenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7991:100,75812,496
United States3921:924,64069,378
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Poland501:760,17561,940
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France101:6,642,272293,169
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Glenz (13) may also be a first name.

Glenz 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

Glenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glenz is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glenz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,955th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,327,153 people. The surname Glenz occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Glenz reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Glenz is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 799 people, or 1 in 100,758. In Germany Glenz is most frequent in: Hesse, where 24 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Berlin, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Glenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glenz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glenz last name are 2.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Glenz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glentz91128/
Glaenz915/
Gluenz911/
Gleinz911/
Gelenz911/
Glenze910/
Gielenz8320/
Glentze835/
Glennze833/
Glaentz832/
Glanz805,102/
Glenc80938/
Glinz80506/
Glens8051/
Glünz8032/
Glonz8013/
Glänz802/
Gellentz771/
Glantz732,946/
Gelens73700/
Glancz73127/
Glintz7398/
Glenns7335/
Glontz7335/
Gläntz7326/
Gilens7320/
Glandz7317/
Gloens7312/
Glence733/
Glense732/
Gluens732/
Gloncz732/
Glemze731/
Glannz731/
Glends731/
Glejnc731/
Glennx731/
Glench731/
Gleans731/
Gleins730/
Glansz730/
Gleens730/
Guillentz7164/
Gielens67901/
Gillens67264/
Gellens67254/
Glennås674/
Glitens673/
Glnx672/
Geylens672/
Geelens672/
Glyantz672/
Guelens671/
Gehlens671/
Gitlens671/
Gleense670/
Gleinst670/

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