Glänzel Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Glänzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glänzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4121:195,40222,558
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Glanzel (314) are calculated separately.

Glänzel Last Name Facts

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

Glänzel is most common in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Glanzel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glänzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glänzel is the 703,644th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname Glänzel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Glänzel live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 195,402. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 50 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany Glänzel is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glanzel95314/
Glnzel923/
Glenzel86134/
Glonzel862/
Glaenzel8018/
Glanzell801/
Glenzell800/
Glanzl7792/
Glensel7112/
Galonzelli712/
Glansel711/
Clanzel711/
Galenzzela711/
Galenzuela711/
Gallonzelli674/
Glnazali671/
Glentgel671/
Glimsell5310/

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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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  • 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 Glänzel
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