Gleven Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Gleven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Glevén (6) are calculated separately.

Gleven (23) may also be a first name.

Gleven Last Name Facts

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

Gleven (Russian: Глевень) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Glevén. Click here for other possible spellings of Gleven.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Gleven occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Gleven live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Gleven is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most numerous in Belarus, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 863,733. In Belarus Gleven is primarily found in: Minsk Region, where 64 percent are found and Brest Region, where 36 percent are found. Excluding Belarus this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glevén946/
Gelven83148/
Glaven8373/
Gloven8344/
Glevin8315/
Gilven8312/
Gliven837/
Glevem830/
Gluesen7723/
Glaveen7715/
Gilvene773/
Glevina772/
Guelven771/
Gilvean771/
Gleuvin771/
Glavean771/
Gillven771/
Gilveane713/
Glvesing711/
Guelvenn711/
Gelliven710/
Glavin673,364/
Gilvin67670/
Gelvin67616/
Guillevin67304/
Glovin67138/
Glowen6776/
Glyvin6740/
Glivin6718/
Glavén6716/
Gylvin675/
Gluheisen674/
Glebiscen671/
Glawen671/
Gälvän671/
Gillavein670/
Gillebean670/

Gleven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gleven in the Russian language
Глевеньgleven-

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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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  • 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 Gleven
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