Glab Surname

224,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Glab Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, the deep hole or ravine.

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Glab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8811:411,41835,798
France2271:292,61144,838
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Germany1771:454,83340,228
Canada751:491,27542,011
Poland451:844,63965,213
Australia411:658,43245,385
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
England341:1,638,76668,634
Austria181:473,08046,251
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Norway101:514,22941,629
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Glab (193) may also be a first name.

Glab Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, the deep hole or ravine.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Glab either means the 'inside of a cabbage', as in golabki, stuffed cabbage, but pronounced "gwump". It is also a slang term for a foolish or stupid person, as verified by many native Polish speakers in the Chicago area.

- lincolnglab

Glab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glab (Hindi: ग्लाब, Marathi: गु़लाब, Russian: Глаб) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,220th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,015,177 people. Glab occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Glab live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Glab is also the 653,740th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 193 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 411,418. In The United States Glab is most common in: Illinois, where 26 percent reside, Nevada, where 24 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.

Glab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glab has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,915 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glab surname are 22.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.03% registered with the party.

The amount Glab earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.47% less than the national average, earning 237,171 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.21% less than the national average, earning R 151,596 per year; in United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $50,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaab892,171/
Glaub891,114/
Ghlab89443/
Glabś8941/
Glabs8912/
Glaib8911/
Glaeb892/
Gllab891/
Glasb891/
Gleab890/
Ghllab80214/
G'Laib806/
Gellab803/
Gillab802/
Ghlaib801/
Glaubs801/
Glahab801/
Glassb801/
Glob7546,782/
Gleb75686/
Glaw75521/
Glap75153/
Glav759/
Głab752/
Glaf751/
Ghellab734,482/
Guellab731,115/
Glabsch7334/
Glabová7310/
Guyllab735/
Glabova733/
Gehllab731/
Gaellab731/
Glova671,546/
Glowa67763/
Glaap67194/
Gloeb6746/
Glavå6742/
Gloub6738/
Glaff6723/
Glapś6718/
Glapp6716/
Gleib6711/
Gleub677/
Glaps677/
Ghlap676/
Glape674/
Gloib673/
Globs673/
Glaup673/
Glavš672/
Glaav672/
Gladf671/
Ghelllab671/
Globś671/
Gloob671/
Ghleb671/
Glavs671/
Glasf671/
Glasp671/
Gloyb671/
Glaif671/
Glafs670/
Glawz670/
Glafe670/
Globt670/

Glab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glab in the Hindi language
ग्लाबglaba-
Glab in the Marathi language
गु़लाबgulaba-
Glab in the Russian language
Глабglab-

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