Glisby Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Glisby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glisby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Glisby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glisby is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Glisby.

How Common Is The Last Name Glisby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Glisby live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 806,388. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent live. Excluding Denmark it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Glisby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glisby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glisby surname contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glisbey9214/
Glissby920/
Glaisby920/
Gillisby860/
Glesby83122/
Glisbee770/
Glessby770/
Glisbie770/
Gliba73219/
Glibi73136/
Gleby738/
Lesby736/
Glibe731/
Gillesby7193/
Glibić67306/
Lesbay67128/
Gliber67117/
Gleibe6723/
Glaiba6710/
Glebis676/
Gillisbie673/
Gleboy671/
Glivey671/
Glibes671/
Gleiba671/
Glaibe671/
Glibeu670/
Lesbey670/
Gillesbey670/
Glebay670/

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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 Glisby
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