Glah Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Glah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Ivory Coast1061:217,6539,074
Liberia1041:42,3903,874
Benin471:219,90620,230
Israel291:295,09125,768
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Greece231:481,73061,288
England151:3,714,537119,675
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Glah (145) may also be a first name.

Glah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glah occurs most in Ghana. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,575th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,980,091 people. The surname Glah is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Glah reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glah is also the 766,399th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 145 people.

Glah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Without taking into account Ghana Glah exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.

Glah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glah surname increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glah surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glah earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.28% less than the national average, earning R 158,556 per year and in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gladh89330/
Glahs8985/
Glash8960/
Glaha8935/
Glach8928/
Gleah8923/
Glajh8912/
Gllah895/
Glaih893/
G'Lah891/
Gla862,158/
Glauch80325/
Gellah80259/
Gillah80214/
Glajch80105/
Glatch8093/
Glaich8054/
Glasch8038/
Gleash8028/
Glaush8027/
Ghlash809/
Glauhs807/
Gleach806/
Glaadh806/
Glahap803/
Glatsh802/
Ghlach801/
Glahai801/
Glahsz801/
Glashh801/
Glahee800/
Glad7510,508/
Glas758,992/
Glaß753,183/
Glay753,126/
Glaz752,054/
Glai751,087/
Glau75651/
Gloh75361/
Glaa75157/
Glap75153/
Glat75139/
Glea7565/
Glač7542/
Gloa7515/
Glaj7514/
Glya755/
Glla754/
Ngla754/
Ghla753/
Cgla751/
Glausch73255/
Ghellah7327/
Gillach7324/
Guellah734/
Ngillah734/
Gellash732/
Guillah732/
Gillahd731/
Gillath731/
Glatsch731/
Glausth731/
Geelach730/
Gellach730/
Glass6777,992/
Gella679,922/
Glatt673,281/
Glaus672,919/
Gilla672,402/
Glais67631/
Gladd67630/
Glaas67329/
Glaud67294/
Glasz67288/
Glaap67194/
Geela67125/
Glasø67121/
Glast67109/
Glauz67104/
Glouh6798/
Glaad6790/
Glait6774/
Gellasch6767/
Glaiz6755/
Glays6753/
Glaid6753/
Glauß6750/
Gloch6748/
Gleđa6745/
Glosh6742/
Glacz6740/
Glaux6740/
Glyas6735/
Nglai6734/
Gleho6730/
Glaaß6728/
Gladt6727/
Glohs6719/
Glapp6716/
N'Gla6714/
Gleas6712/
Gilllach6712/
Glohy678/
Glads677/
Ghlas677/
Ghlap676/
Ghlia675/
Nglaa674/
Gehelath673/
Glaup673/
Glazs673/
Gloha673/
Glead672/
Glats672/
Ghlay672/
Gleat672/
Glaut672/
Ghlai672/
Gleuh672/
Glajt672/
Gleih672/
Nglau671/
Nglay671/
Glasp671/
Glayd671/
Glazt671/
Gloph671/
Gillauth671/
Glazz671/
Nglla671/
Gleha671/
Glayz671/
Glhou671/
Gillasch671/
Ghelliah671/
Glhaz671/
Ghlad671/
Hglaa671/
Gleea670/

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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 Glah
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