Glöss Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
South Africa

Glöss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glöss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Glöss Last Name Facts

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

Glöss is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Glöss.

How Common Is The Last Name Glöss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Glöss live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Germany Glöss is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Czechia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glös8969/
Gless801,638/
Gläss80118/
Glöhs805/
Glaess73137/
Gloess7330/
Ggless731/
Glöß67486/
Gilless67122/
Gles67122/
Glöe6742/
Gläs6735/
Glöd6719/
Glöh674/

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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
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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 Glöss
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