Gleve Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Gleve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gleve (116) may also be a first name.

Gleve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleve occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleve? popularity and diffusion

Gleve is the 3,055,934th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Gleve are found; 29 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in British Isles. Gleve is also the 868,627th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 116 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent live and Far North Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Ghana, where 22 percent live.

Gleve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gleve has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gleve surname fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gleve Last Name Statistics demography

Gleve earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleave913,868/
Glever9146/
Glaeve917/
Gleeve915/
Glevez914/
Gleves912/
Glve893/
Gleaves832,175/
Gleavey8338/
Gleaver832/
Gleeves831/
Glejver831/
Gleyver831/
Glave801,597/
Glebe80720/
Gelve80179/
Gilve8039/
Glive8023/
Glhve8016/
Glevy8013/
Gläve8012/
Glewe8010/
Glove807/
Glves803/
Glvez801/
Glbee801/
Glöve801/
Glver801/
Kglve801/
Gillevet7724/
Gillever770/
Gelvez7317,529/
Gelves737,142/
Gelver73419/
Glavey73375/
Glavee73356/
Gleber73333/
Glewwe73232/
Gilbee73218/
Gilvey73199/
Gilver73123/
Gilves73123/
Gilwee7372/
Gleavy7368/
Glaive7349/
Gilvez7344/
Gelvet7340/
Glaewe7339/
Gelvey7338/
Glebes7332/
Gélvez7330/
Gleibe7323/
Glawee7318/
Glevis7316/
Gylver7313/
Gliver7310/
Glovei737/
Glovey734/
Guilve732/
Gléver732/
Glevio732/
Gélves732/
Guelve732/
Gleuwe731/
Glewey731/
Gloveu731/
Gilvee731/
Gilvet731/
Ghlewe731/
Glebed731/
Glêver731/
Gelbee731/
Gleewe731/
Gleabe731/
Glyves731/
Gleyvi731/
Gèlvez731/
Gglvez731/
Glivey731/
Gillve731/
Gelvej731/
Glevaj731/
Ghlvez731/
Glewes730/
Gilvei730/
Glives730/
Gleebe730/
Glevay730/
Giluee730/
Glue67585/
Glebets67221/
Gillbee67148/
Gleiber67109/
Glevich6772/
Guelves6712/
Gillver679/
Gleabes678/
Gleevoy677/
Guelvez676/
Gleawea675/
Gleyber674/
Glivets672/
Gelvett672/
Guilbee672/
Guilver672/
Gillevi672/
Guilves671/
Gleivys671/
Gleweah671/
Glvy671/
Gilbeet671/
Glempea670/
Gleevis670/
Glisbee670/

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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 Gleve
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