Gläser Surname
Approximately 11,722 people bear this surname
Gläser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,532 | 1:6,981 | 864 |
| Austria | 114 | 1:74,697 | 11,341 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Glaser (35,587) & Glasér (1) are calculated separately.
Gläser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gläser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gläser occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Glaser or Glasér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gläser? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,303rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 621,698 people. The last name Gläser is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gläser are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 11,532 people, or 1 in 6,981. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Gläser
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