Glueck Surname

224,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Glueck Surname User-submission:

Glueck has a German origin and stemmed from the German word for 'bell', glocke. The name was given to bell workers and that is how other variations came from the same word.

Glueck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4181:255,61324,212
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Austria251:340,61736,996
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Glueck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Glueck has a German origin and stemmed from the German word for 'bell', glocke. The name was given to bell workers and that is how other variations came from the same word.

- jadynglueck

Glueck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glueck is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glueck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,410th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,019,606 people. The last name Glueck is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Glueck reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,418 people, or 1 in 255,613. In The United States Glueck is most common in: Missouri, where 20 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Glueck is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.

Glueck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glueck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glueck last name rose 1,751 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glueck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glueck last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glueck earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,648 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.22% less than the national average, earning $39,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilueck921/
Gluck917,759/
Gluek9181/
Guilueck860/
Gluick8313/
Glueke830/
Gluk80221/
Glevick775/
Gelluck770/
Glick7316,498/
Glück7310,920/
Glukh73395/
Gluic7317/
Glűck734/
Glücks67267/
Gluhic6785/
Gelbek6718/
Gilluk6716/
Glücke672/
Gllück671/
Glwick671/
Glebek671/
Glyukh671/
Gllick671/

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