Glettenberg Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glettenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glettenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1421:566,94046,426
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Glettenberg Last Name Facts

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

Glettenberg occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glettenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glettenberg is the 1,403,590th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Glettenberg live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Glettenberg is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 566,940. In Germany Glettenberg is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Hesse, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Glettenberg
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