Glessing Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Glessing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glessing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Canada621:594,28449,093
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
England261:2,143,00282,017
Austria211:405,49741,758
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Glessing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glessing is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glessing? popularity and diffusion

Glessing is the 634,180th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. Glessing is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Glessing live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States Glessing is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The United States Glessing occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Glessing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glessing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glessing surname grew 2,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glessing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glessing last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Glessing earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.64% less than the national average, earning 288,479 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaessing944/
Glessings941/
Glesing93110/
Glessin930/
Gleesing88163/
Glassing88138/
Glässing8825/
Gleising8812/
Glaesing8810/
Glossing882/
Glession881/
Gleasing880/
Glissing880/
Glesin866/
Gleing863/
Gilsing80429/
Gelsing80266/
Glasing80175/
Gläsing8058/
Glysing8056/
Gleijng8012/
Gälsing8012/
Glessen804/
Glising801/
Gleesin801/
Glissin801/
Gleasin800/
Glein77242/
Gleng7735/
Glsin775/
Gelsingh756/
Glission754/
Gleassen751/
Glitsing751/
Gleeshin750/
Gluising750/
Gillessen711,818/
Gülsin71313/
Glesne71220/
Gelsin7162/
Gleine7149/
Gleinn7130/
Glezin7128/
Glesen7120/
Gleung7113/
Glisin7111/
Gletching714/
Ngleng712/
Gellessen711/
Glegin711/
Gilsin711/
Kglsin711/
Gloing710/
Gleimg710/
Guellssin710/
Glen6715,591/
Gellein67267/
Glissen67149/
Gilsinn67126/
Glesåen6729/
Gillsin6720/
Glehion6719/
Glitsin679/
Gleesen678/
Guelsin677/
Gliseng676/
Gleinke674/
Gleisen674/
Geelsin674/
Gleasen673/
Glsn671/
Glaisin671/
Gleyzin671/
Gillein670/
Gliting670/
Glesenk670/
Gleatin670/
Glexsen670/
Gleiten670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glessing
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