Glessal Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glessal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Glessal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Glessal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glessal is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glessal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Glessal is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Glessal live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Glessal is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is primarily found in: Cumbria, where 100 percent live.

Glessal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glessal has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glosseal800/
Gülsal7768/
Gleizal71328/
Gleyzal7168/
Glaisal711/
Gilseal711/
Gilleasald710/
Gülsol626/
Glezol621/
Gillishall591/
Gilsoul571,102/
Glaizal57118/
Glaizol5723/
Glsottl572/
Gleizol572/
Gielsoul531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Glessal
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