Gloess Surname

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

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gloess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Gloess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gloess has its highest incidence in France. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gloess.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gloess live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Gloess is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 35 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Not including France it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gloss912,615/
Gless911,638/
Gloes911/
Gleiss83461/
Glaess83137/
Glowes833/
Ggless831/
Gleess830/
Gloyes830/
Glos802,498/
Gloe801,408/
Gles80122/
Gilless77122/
Gleisse7710/
Glooese770/
Gleis73831/
Glees73228/
Gloer73183/
Gläss73118/
Glaes73110/
Gluss7385/
Glosz7382/
Gloos7358/
Glohe7348/
Glosh7342/
Glöss7333/
Glous7322/
Gleas7312/
Gleys738/
Gloet735/
Glles735/
Glesz734/
Gloey733/
Glyes733/
Glues732/
Glehs732/
Ghles731/
Gleos731/
Glois731/
Glüss731/
Gloys731/
Glesh730/
Gilliess712/
Gilles6748,707/
Gelles671,054/
Gölles67908/
Gleyse67188/
Glaese67141/
Glosch6799/
Glouse6798/
Gellos6789/
Gleise6770/
Glease6760/
Glauss6741/
Gillos6736/
Gleash6728/
Gyllos6724/
Gleisz6716/
Gluyes6716/
Gleuse6712/
Gloose6711/
Gleist6711/
Gleihs679/
Glesch674/
Gleyst674/
Ghlosh673/
Glohie672/
Gleish672/
Gluesh671/
Gloece671/
Gllosh671/
Gleosh671/
Glawes671/
Glayes671/
Gluies670/
Gloice670/
Glaiss670/
Gleits670/
Gilloe670/

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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 Gloess
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