Glysen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Glysen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glysen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Glysen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glysen is found most in Scotland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glysen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Glysen are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland Glysen is primarily found in: Highland, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Scotland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glesen8320/
Glisen831/
Glyson830/
Glissen77149/
Glysson7758/
Glysing7756/
Glaisen7732/
Gleyson7730/
Glesåen7729/
Glayson7720/
Gleesen778/
Gliseng776/
Gleisen774/
Glessen774/
Gleasen773/
Glesenk770/
Glexsen770/
Geelhuysen7519/
Gillesen71147/
Gillisen7125/
Gleydson7123/
Gleysson717/
Gellisen715/
Gleassen711/
Glaysian711/
Gleyshon711/
Glysdson711/
Gillessen671,818/
Gillissen671,225/
Glyzin67971/
Glisan67408/
Glezen67261/
Glesne67220/
Gellissen67106/
Gleson6749/
Geelissen6735/
Glezin6728/
Glison6724/
Glisin6711/
Glisén676/
Glesin676/
Gillehsen675/
Glicen672/
Glesan671/
Gleydsonn671/
Glezan671/
Gellessen671/
Glezon671/
Giellisen671/
Gleesheen670/

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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
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  • 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 Glysen
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