Glewe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Glewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glewe is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glewe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Glewe live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Glewe is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 40 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and Saxony, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Glewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glewe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glewe surname contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Gleuwe911/
Glewes910/
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Glawe802,171/
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Glw7527/
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Gilbee73218/
Gilwee7372/
Guelwe7360/
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Gilvee731/
Glowey730/
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Gleaves672,175/
Glue67585/
Gleichweit67421/
Gillbee67148/
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Gilweit6745/
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Gglw675/
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Gllw671/
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Qglw671/
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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 Glewe
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