Glesel Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glesel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glesel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Glesel (57) may also be a first name.

Glesel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glesel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glesel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Glesel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Glesel live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 57 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Glesel is mostly found in: Berlin, where 75 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany Glesel is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaesel92202/
Glessel922/
Gleisel921/
Glaessel8642/
Glessell860/
Gläsel83603/
Glasel83362/
Gülsel83119/
Glæsel8369/
Glesil8368/
Glösel8331/
Gleisl8329/
Glessl837/
Glezel835/
Gloesl831/
Gletel831/
Glesle831/
Glecel831/
Gelsel831/
Glisel830/
Gilsel830/
Glel809/
Gleessell800/
Glassel77450/
Glässel77120/
Glasell7775/
Gleisle7754/
Gleissl7731/
Glössel7712/
Gloessl775/
Glisell774/
Glaessl772/
Gläszel771/
Gleißel771/
Glähsel771/
Gloeszl771/
Glosiel771/
Glaisel771/
Glossel771/
Glissel770/
Glssell770/
Glele733,632/
Glasl73863/
Glösl7365/
Glosl7320/
Glezl738/
Gleil734/
Gläsl732/
Gleßl731/
Nglel731/
Glassell71161/
Gillsell715/
Gleyciel711/
Gilleele711/
Glidsell710/
Gleislep710/
Glezil674,855/
Glassl67533/
Gläßel67199/
Gleißl67112/
Glössl6788/
Gülgel6785/
Gülsül6771/
Gilgel6719/
Glahsl6717/
Glossl6716/
Glyzel6713/
Glässl6712/
Gligel673/
Glazel673/
Glelle672/
Glőssl671/
Gölzel671/
Gielseldt671/
Giljel671/
Glizel671/

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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 Glesel
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