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

Gleve is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleve? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleve is the 3,055,934th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Gleve are found; 29 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 868,627th most commonly used first name globally, held by 116 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent are found and Far North Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cameroon Gleve is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Ghana, where 22 percent are found.

Gleve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gleve has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gleve last name decreased 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
  • 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 Gleve
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