Gletz Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Gletz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gletz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gletz Last Name Facts

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

Gletz is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gletz.

How Common Is The Last Name Gletz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Gletz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gletz live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Gletz is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Gletz is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 25 percent are found and New York, where 25 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found.

Gletz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gletz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gletz last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleitz91794/
Gleatz910/
Glez89981/
Gleitze83250/
Gilletz8317/
Glatz809,978/
Glotz801,071/
Glitz80768/
Geltz80767/
Giltz80322/
Göltz80129/
Gleez807/
Glaez806/
Gleiz805/
Glezz803/
Glets803/
Gültz801/
Glttz801/
Glz754/
Gellez73347/
Goeltz73246/
Gluitz73101/
Gillez7340/
Giltze734/
Glatcz733/
Gletch732/
Hgiltz731/
Gladtz731/
Gleits730/
Gloitz730/
Goiltz730/
Gaeltz730/
Gieltz730/
Gölz673,579/
Gliz67549/
Gilz67334/
Gelz67304/
Gillitz6735/
Gaylets6726/
Gilliez672/
Gülz671/
Gléz671/
Glec671/
Glhz671/
Gillets671/
Gljz671/
Gltx671/
Gillotz670/
Gleitch670/
Gletsch670/
Gleitsh670/

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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 Gletz
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