Gleym Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Gleym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3061:470,99043,976
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gleym Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gleym (Russian: Глейм) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleym? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gleym is the 799,576th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The surname Gleym occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Gleym are found; 66 percent are found in North Asia and 66 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

Gleym is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 470,990. In Russia it is most numerous in: Altai Krai, where 29 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 18 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside.

Gleym Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gleym last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glem89418/
Glym8914/
Gleytem832/
Gleim802,596/
Glehm80265/
Ghlem8093/
Gleme8034/
Gleam8019/
Glemø8011/
Glemm809/
Glejm807/
Gleyn807/
Nglem802/
Glymm801/
Glemn801/
Gleem800/
Glemk800/
Glyam800/
Glesm800/
Glymh800/
Gillem73589/
Gleijm73108/
Gleyen7394/
Glemme7364/
Gellem7316/
Gleyan7314/
Glemne7312/
Gleemh732/
Ghleim732/
Gleime732/
Gleyon731/
Gleynn731/
Nghlem731/
Gleham731/
Glliem731/
Glymth731/
Gleimg730/
Glen6715,591/
Guillem675,610/
Glam671,882/
Gleń671,638/
Glim67884/
Ghliyem67170/
Ghleyan6731/
Gyllhem6717/
Gilliem6713/
Gleitem676/
Ghlayem674/
Gljm672/
Gilleum672/
Glymova672/
Gleeyon671/
Gilleyn671/
Gilleem671/
Guellem671/
Gläm671/
Gillhem671/
Ghillem671/
Gillyam671/
Gillaem670/
Gelleum670/
Gilleam670/
Gellyam670/

Gleym Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gleym in the Russian language
Глеймglejm-

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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 Gleym
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