Gluck Surname

64,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Gluck Surname Definition:

(German) The lucky person.

Gluck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5131:65,7467,675
France6411:103,62415,284
England3841:145,09913,995
Brazil3301:648,71023,986
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Israel1651:51,8646,802
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Australia711:380,22131,281
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Puerto Rico311:114,5211,694
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Wales121:257,87814,969
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:175,59015,728

The alternate forms: Glück (10,920) & Glűck (4) are calculated separately.

Gluck (52) may also be a first name.

Gluck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The lucky person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gluck Last Name Facts

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

Gluck is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Glück or Glűck. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gluck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gluck is the 64,485th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 939,238 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gluck reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,513 people, or 1 in 65,746. In The United States Gluck is most frequent in: New York, where 39 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Gluck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gluck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,928 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gluck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gluck last name are 42.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gluck earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning R 267,948 per year; in United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $57,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glück9310,920/
Glűck934/
Glueck911,813/
Glucks9116/
Glouck9116/
Gluick9113/
Gleuck913/
Glucke912/
Glucck911/
Glauck910/
Gluk89221/
Gluc89150/
Gluchke831/
Gloucke831/
Glaucke831/
Gleucke830/
Gelluck830/
Glick8016,498/
Glyuk80517/
Glukh80395/
Gluek8081/
Glucs8020/
Gluic8017/
Glujc801/
Glauk801/
Gluke801/
Glouk801/
Glauc800/
Gleuk800/
Gluschke77125/
Glucková776/
Gluckhch773/
Guilluck770/
Glücks73267/
Gloeck7331/
Glauke7326/
Gluske7323/
Gilluk7316/
Glushk7311/
Gluszk733/
Glücke732/
Gloukh732/
Glyuks731/
Glyukh731/
Gloock731/
Gllock731/
Gllick731/
Glaukh731/
Gllück731/
Glouke730/
Gleuschke711/
Gillick672,319/
Glok67925/
Glik67866/
Gloc67778/
Gellock6764/
Glug6713/
Glux679/
Glucová677/
Glük676/
Glukova675/
Gellick674/
Glucova672/
Guilluk671/
Gluková671/
Glyuske671/
Gellusc671/
Gåluscå671/
Gluq671/

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