Glesc Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glesc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glesc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Glešć (5) are calculated separately.

Glesc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glesc is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Glešć. For other potential spellings of Glesc click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glesc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Glesc occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Glesc are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Glesc is most frequent in: Hesse, where 100 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glesch914/
Glec891/
Glešć875/
Gleesch830/
Gleisch830/
Glesk8062/
Gleck8011/
Glesg802/
Ghlec801/
Gleks801/
Glisc801/
Glasc801/
Gellesch7795/
Göllesch771/
Glisch73220/
Gleske73214/
Gleick7375/
Gleeck7327/
Glysch7322/
Gilsch734/
Gleuck733/
Gleigs732/
Gelsch731/
Glasck731/
Glecke731/
Gillec730/
Gletck730/
Gleckt730/
Guellec67968/
Glek67136/
Guillec6785/
Gleicke6730/
Gillsch6726/
Göhlsch6719/
Gleeske678/
Glic677/
Gylleck676/
Gleg672/
Gielsch672/
Glcg671/
Glaszck671/
Glecova671/
Glishch671/
Glschke671/
Gleichk671/
Glyc671/
Glsk671/
Glsg671/
Gleicks671/
Glex671/
Glcq671/
Gilleck670/

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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 Glesc
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