Gleyson Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Gleyson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gleyson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gleyson (6,281) may also be a first name.

Gleyson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gleyson is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gleyson.

How Common Is The Last Name Gleyson? popularity and diffusion

Gleyson is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Gleyson reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 83,189th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 6,281 people.

The surname Gleyson is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Pernambuco, where 19 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 15 percent live and São Paulo, where 15 percent live. Beside Brazil Gleyson is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Gleyson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gleyson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gleyson last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Gleyson
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