Gläsel Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gläsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gläsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5871:137,14716,665
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Glasel (362) are calculated separately.

Gläsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gläsel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Glasel. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gläsel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 534,813th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gläsel reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Gläsel is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 587 people, or 1 in 137,147. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Germany Gläsel exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Gläsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gläsel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gläsel last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasel94362/
Glässel92120/
Gläszel921/
Glähsel921/
Gläsl912/
Gläßel83199/
Glesel8360/
Glösel8331/
Glässl8312/
Glisel830/
Glel809/
Glassel77450/
Glaesel77202/
Glasell7775/
Glössel7712/
Glisell774/
Glessel772/
Gleisel771/
Glosiel771/
Glaisel771/
Glossel771/
Glissel770/
Glässelová751/
Glele733,632/
Glasl73863/
Glösl7365/
Glosl7320/
Gläßl7320/
Glezl738/
Gleil734/
Gleßl731/
Nglel731/
Glassell71161/
Glaessel7142/
Glidsell710/
Glessell710/
Glezil674,855/
Glassl67533/
Gleißl67112/
Glössl6788/
Glesil6768/
Gleisl6729/
Glahsl6717/
Glossl6716/
Glyzel6713/
Glessl677/
Glezel675/
Gligel673/
Glazel673/
Glelle672/
Gletel671/
Glesle671/
Glecel671/
Gloesl671/
Glizel671/
Gleessell670/

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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 Gläsel
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