Gleykh Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gleykh Surname User-submission:

A variant spelling of the German/Yiddish surname Gleich, meaning 'equal', 'same', or 'very similar'.

Gleykh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2011:717,03060,595
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Gleykh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant spelling of the German/Yiddish surname Gleich, meaning 'equal', 'same', or 'very similar'.

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Gleykh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleykh (Russian: Глейх) occurs most in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleykh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,121,821st most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Gleykh is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gleykh live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 717,030. In Russia it is primarily found in: Samara Oblast, where 23 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Russia Gleykh is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 3 percent reside.

Gleykh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gleykh surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gleyk911/
Gleikh8326/
Glyokh8310/
Glaykh836/
Glek80136/
Glyk801/
Gleekhh771/
Glyak73123/
Gluek7381/
Glech7372/
Glesk7362/
Gleek7351/
Glyck7315/
Gleck7311/
Gleke734/
Glyek734/
Gleyg732/
Gledk731/
Gleyq731/
Gleks731/
Glekk731/
Glejk731/
Nglek731/
Glakh731/
Gloek731/
Gloyk731/
Glygh730/
Gleuk730/
Gleik730/
Glych730/
Gleak730/
Glykhova716/
Glekhova711/
Gleich675,768/
Gleske67214/
Gleick6775/
Güllek6748/
Gillek6739/
Glojek6737/
Gloeck6731/
Gleeck6727/
Gleech6717/
Glejch6716/
Gleike6716/
Gleach676/
Gellek675/
Glayuk674/
Gleuck673/
Geelek673/
Gloukh672/
Gletch672/
Glecke671/
Glaukh671/
Gletke671/
Gluech671/
Gleßke671/
Glowek671/
Ghlakh671/
Gletck670/
Gleckt670/
Gleigh670/

Gleykh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gleykh in the Russian language
Глейхglejh-

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