Glespen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Glespen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glespen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Glespen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glespen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glespen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Glespen are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 100 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Glespen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glespen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 9 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glespen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Glespen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleespen93101/
Glepen921/
Gleppen861/
Glispen860/
Glepin7719/
Gillespin751/
Glispin7162/
Glaspin711/
Gillipen670/
Gyllspång6313/
Gillispin632/
Gillaspin631/
Glépin6218/
Glipin626/
Glippin571/
Gillippin503/

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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 Glespen
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