Gley Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
France2521:263,58240,616
Germany1301:619,27349,237
United States711:5,105,055259,233
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Gley (440) may also be a first name.

Gley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gley (Russian: Глей) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 342,056th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Gley live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 408,694th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 440 people.

It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Outside of Ghana Gley exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Gley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Gley last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gley last name are 34.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.05% less than the national average, earning R 111,564 per year and in United States they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $42,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleyo89580/
Gleye89203/
Glehy8922/
Gleyi8911/
Gleys898/
Gleya896/
Ghley893/
Ngley891/
Gleyt891/
Glley891/
Hgley890/
Gle863,888/
Gly86170/
Gilley8014,173/
Gelley80339/
Gleyah8035/
Qugley8015/
Gleyot8013/
Gölley809/
Gleyst804/
Geeley804/
Gleyou802/
Gleyee801/
Glehay801/
Gleihy800/
Glay753,126/
Glee752,342/
Gloe751,408/
Gloy751,272/
Glez75981/
Glue75585/
Glet75516/
Gler75504/
Gleh75294/
Gleß75285/
Glei75139/
Gles75122/
Gleu7569/
Glea7565/
Glyø7520/
Gled7516/
Glae7516/
Glej7516/
Gleđ7514/
Ngle7511/
Glie7511/
Ghle7510/
Glye758/
Glyt756/
Øgle756/
Glya755/
Glep754/
Gleň753/
Glyo752/
Ghly752/
Cgle752/
Glle751/
Gluy751/
Glyh751/
Gløe751/
Glly751/
Cgly751/
Glhe751/
Guilley73326/
Gleeyah7316/
Gilleys732/
Geesley732/
Guelley731/
Gilleey731/
Gilleya731/
Geeleya731/
Gelle6720,268/
Gille6712,673/
Geele677,254/
Gilly674,700/
Gülle673,597/
Gelly672,760/
Glawe672,171/
Gleed672,109/
Gless671,638/
Gloyd671,151/
Gleis67831/
Gleiß67624/
Gleue67298/
Gleit67259/
Gölle67250/
Glees67228/
Glowe67191/
Gleie67177/
Glaue67141/
Glehe6797/
Gleij6789/
Gloye6772/
Glech6772/
Guelleya6762/
Glaye6759/
Glett6757/
Glays6753/
Gälle6749/
Gleđa6745/
Glehr6744/
Glehi6740/
Glyas6735/
Gülly6735/
Glaje6733/
Gller6731/
Gölly6728/
Gloue6728/
Gluys6727/
Glysz6726/
Gylle6724/
Gleah6723/
Glaya6722/
Glejt6721/
Gliya6720/
Geely6719/
Gleje6719/
Gleas6712/
Gleid6712/
Gleou6710/
Høgly679/
Glohy678/
Nglee677/
Gleer677/
Gleez677/
Ghlge675/
Glles675/
Gleiz675/
Glayi675/
Glesz674/
Gleio674/
Gûler674/
Ghled674/
Ngloy674/
Glets673/
Glezz673/
Gløet673/
Glyph673/
Glead672/
Guelleye672/
Ghlay672/
Gleat672/
Gledd672/
Glehs672/
Gloie672/
Gleeh672/
Gleuh672/
Ngleh672/
Glayo672/
Gleih672/
Ghlly672/
Gloyi672/
Nglay671/
Hngle671/
Guilleya671/
Glayd671/
Gleep671/
Glest671/
Glihe671/
Glled671/
Gloyz671/
Gluoy671/
Ghlle671/
Ghlue671/
Glaeh671/
Gllee671/
Glueh671/
Glleh671/
Ghles671/
Gleux671/
N'Gly671/
Gleha671/
Glaie671/
Glayz671/
Gluya671/
Glyth671/
Gléyo671/
Glher671/
Gloya671/
Gloys671/
Guillley671/
Gylly671/
Hglee671/
Nglhe671/
Gleia671/
Glhyp671/
Gleej671/
Ghlee671/
Ghlei671/
Hglyy671/
Glouy670/
Qugly670/
Glerr670/
Gleea670/
Glesh670/
Qugle670/

Gley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gley in the Russian language
Глейglej-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gley
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