Gluckman Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gluckman Surname Definition:

“Lucky Man” in German. Translation of Hebrew Mazel (Luck).

Gluckman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8321:435,64837,501
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
England661:844,21344,691
Israel401:213,94120,390
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
France221:3,019,215204,848
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Glückman (36) are calculated separately.

Gluckman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Lucky Man” in German. Translation of Hebrew Mazel (Luck).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Gluckman Last Name Facts

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

Gluckman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Glückman. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gluckman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 321,573rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,276,956 people. The last name Gluckman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gluckman reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gluckman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 832 people, or 1 in 435,648. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Gluckman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gluckman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gluckman last name expanded 9,244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gluckman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gluckman surname are 45.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.94% registered with the party.

The amount Gluckman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.9% more than the national average, earning R 584,340 per year; in United States they earn 42.12% more than the national average, earning $61,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $55,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glückman9636/
Gluckmann9471/
Glueckman942/
Gluckhman941/
Glukman9316/
Glucman931/
Glueckmann895/
Glickman885,832/
Glukhman88138/
Glyukman8817/
Glockman888/
Gluskman882/
Glukmann881/
Glockmann82208/
Glückmann8258/
Glickmann826/
Glikman80629/
Glicman8017/
Glocman8012/
Glokman808/
Glükmann7515/
Glikmann7514/
Glikhman755/
Glokmann754/
Glikkman752/
Glukhmanova7450/

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Gluckman Reference & Research

Glickman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gluckman
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