Glesby Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Glesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada801:460,57039,784
United States361:10,068,304413,125
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Glesby Last Name Facts

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

Glesby is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glesby? popularity and diffusion

Glesby is the 1,637,889th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Glesby is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Glesby reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 460,570. In Canada it is mostly found in: Manitoba, where 75 percent reside, Alberta, where 16 percent reside and British Columbia, where 9 percent reside. Other than Canada Glesby exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Glesby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glesby last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Glesby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $54,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glessby920/
Gleby918/
Glsby910/
Gillesby8693/
Glasby831,832/
Glosby8320/
Glisby839/
Gilsby831/
Gleboy831/
Glebay830/
Gillesbey800/
Glasbey77131/
Glassby7792/
Glebych7732/
Glisbey7714/
Gilleby7713/
Gylleby776/
Glaisby770/
Glissby770/
Gleba731,847/
Glebe73720/
Glevy7313/
Glebi731/
Gillebyt711/
Gilleboy711/
Gillasby711/
Guilssby710/
Gillisby710/
Gleber67333/
Gleavy6768/
Glebio6755/
Glebes6732/
Gleibe6723/
Gillesbie678/
Glebis676/
Gleyvi671/
Glivey671/
Gleboa671/
Gleybi671/
Glebed671/
Gleboi671/
Gleiba671/
Gleabe671/
Glibes671/
Gillasbey670/
Gleebe670/
Glevay670/

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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 Glesby
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