Gla Surname

194,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,0421:30,8571,308
Ivory Coast9071:25,4371,795
Benin511:202,65919,139
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
United States261:13,940,728505,428
India251:30,682,615377,978
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Gla (1,808) may also be a first name.

Gla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gla (Oriya: ଲକ୍ଷୀ, Russian: Гла) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 194,677th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,376,991 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Gla are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Gla is also the 179,627th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,808 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 30,857. In Afghanistan Gla is primarily concentrated in: Paktika, where 20 percent live, Nangarhar, where 12 percent live and Herat, where 12 percent live. Other than Afghanistan it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 42 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Gla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gla surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Gla earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glad8610,508/
Glas868,992/
Glaß863,183/
Glay863,126/
Glaz862,054/
Glah861,831/
Glai861,087/
Glau86651/
Glaa86157/
Glap86153/
Glat86139/
Glea8665/
Glač8642/
Gloa8615/
Glaj8614/
Glya865/
Glla864/
Ngla864/
Ghla863/
Cgla861/
Glass7577,992/
Gella759,922/
Glatt753,281/
Glaus752,919/
Gilla752,402/
Glais75631/
Gladd75630/
Gladh75330/
Glaas75329/
Glaud75294/
Glasz75288/
Glaap75194/
Geela75125/
Glasø75121/
Glast75109/
Glauz75104/
Glaad7590/
Glahs7585/
Glait7574/
Glash7560/
Glaiz7555/
Glays7553/
Glaid7553/
Glauß7550/
Gleđa7545/
Glacz7540/
Glaux7540/
Glyas7535/
Glaha7535/
Nglai7534/
Glach7528/
Glaaß7528/
Gladt7527/
Gleah7523/
Glaya7522/
Glapp7516/
N'Gla7514/
Gleas7512/
Glajh7512/
Glads757/
Ghlas757/
Ghlap756/
Gllah755/
Ghlia755/
Nglaa754/
Glaup753/
Glazs753/
Glaih753/
Gloha753/
Glead752/
Glats752/
Ghlay752/
Gleat752/
Glaut752/
Ghlai752/
Glajt752/
Glaia752/
Nglau751/
Nglay751/
G'Lah751/
Glaja751/
Glasp751/
Glayd751/
Glazt751/
Glazz751/
Nglla751/
Gleha751/
Glayz751/
Gluha751/
Glhaz751/
Ghlad751/
Hglaa751/
Gleea750/
Gle673,888/
Glo672,624/
Gli671,485/
Guella671,061/
Giella67593/
Ngella67435/
Guilla67373/
Glauch67325/
Gellai67289/
Gillia67271/
Gellah67259/
Ghella67232/
Geetla67231/
Gillah67214/
Güllaç67198/
Gly67170/
Gillas67140/
Gladsø67119/
Glatts67112/
Glajch67105/
Glatch6793/
Gillat6765/
Glaich6754/
Gillay6752/
Ngilla6748/
Gillap6744/
Glauss6741/
Gellad6740/
Gellay6739/
Gellas6738/
Glasch6738/
Gleash6728/
Glaush6727/
Guulla6723/
Göllas6722/
Gillai6719/
Gellat6718/
Geelay6715/
Gellaa6714/
Glauds6714/
Glé6712/
Gillya6711/
Gellia6711/
Glyass6710/
Gillad6710/
Geelia679/
Ghilla679/
Ghlash679/
Geella678/
Glj678/
Glauhs677/
Hhglas677/
Geelas677/
Gellla676/
Gleach676/
Ghlaut676/
Gaella676/
Glaadh676/
Glayds675/
Ngeela674/
Gellau674/
Gillea673/
Glatcz673/
Gllatt673/
Glautz673/
Glahap673/
Glauts672/
Goella672/
Geesla672/
Glatsh672/
Gillla672/
Gillaz672/
Gllass671/
Ngylla671/
Glaass671/
Gliova671/
Ghlach671/
Glahai671/
Gelloa671/
Glehay671/
Glahsz671/
Glashh671/
Gladts671/
Gladtz671/
Glazcz671/
Glê671/
Glouha671/
Ggella671/
Ghlass671/
Ng'lla671/
Ghllai671/
Ngglai671/
Geslla671/
Glaysz671/
Gislla671/
Glasss670/
Gleatz670/
Glahee670/
Glaiss670/
Gellya670/

Gla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gla in the Oriya language
ଲକ୍ଷୀlaksi-
Gla in the Russian language
Глаgla-

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