Glan Surname

286,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Glan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1,0691:21,5821,574
India311:24,744,045333,161
Bhutan281:22,001482
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Finland231:238,98719,121
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Iceland21:190,0456,825
England21:27,859,030389,889
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Glań (1) are calculated separately.

Glan (3,077) may also be a first name.

Glan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glan (Georgian: გლან, Hindi: ग्लान, Russian: Глан, Tibetan: གཱལན།) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can be found as a variant: Glań. For other potential spellings of Glan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glan is the 286,496th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,434,412 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Glan reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 130,073rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,077 people.

Glan is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,069 people, or 1 in 21,582. In The Ivory Coast Glan is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 70 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 14 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Bhutan, where 2 percent live.

Glan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Glan last name declined 47 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glan last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.22% less than the national average, earning $22,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $55,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glań921/
Glahn893,223/
Ghlan891,557/
Glanc891,376/
Glean891,319/
Glang89992/
Glyan89410/
Glain89368/
Glant89350/
Gland89306/
Glann89240/
Glane89180/
Glanh89116/
Glaun8960/
Glank8923/
Nglan898/
Glanå893/
Glaan891/
Gllan891/
Glayn891/
Glhan891/
Gillan808,145/
Geelan801,108/
Glandt80479/
Glasen80255/
Gellan80115/
Glaine80112/
Glahan8084/
Glasin8059/
Glatin8046/
Gleane8040/
Kglyan8022/
Gyllan8014/
Glehan8014/
Glantt8013/
Glagne8013/
Glaßen8012/
Glanck8011/
Øgland8010/
Ghlane805/
Glacen805/
Glland803/
Gleahn803/
Glayne802/
Glhane802/
Glyant802/
Glacin801/
Gleand801/
Ghlain801/
Ghland801/
Ghlyan801/
Gleann801/
Glanne801/
Glanth801/
N'Glan801/
Glaind801/
Glaint801/
Ghlant801/
Güllan801/
Hglang801/
Cghlan800/
Glaynn800/
Glaten800/
Glam751,882/
Glon751,661/
Gillian733,479/
Gilland733,038/
Gillain732,111/
Guillan731,178/
Gellang73803/
Gillean73757/
Gillant73489/
Glassen73398/
Gillane73368/
Gylland73293/
Gülland73281/
Gillang73279/
Glasing73175/
Hægland73123/
Gelland73106/
Glausen7387/
Gellane7337/
Glaisen7332/
Gellant7329/
Gillhan7319/
Gillgan7318/
Geeland7316/
Gyllang7312/
Glanova7312/
Glatten7312/
Glautin7310/
Hågland739/
Cghlyan737/
Høgland737/
Glasenk736/
Glassin736/
Glayten736/
Guellan735/
Gilllan734/
Gillyan733/
Gleasen733/
Gellean733/
Gellian732/
Gillann732/
Ghellan732/
Glachen731/
Glachin731/
Glaisin731/
Gleaten731/
Ghlhane731/
Glaasen731/
Glating731/
Ghillan731/
Geelian730/
Gellain730/
Guyllan730/
Gillaun730/
Gleatin730/
Geeslan730/
Gillaan730/
Gleasin730/
Gilliand671,119/
Ghlam67969/
Guillain67917/
Glaum67691/
Guilland67633/
Glont67526/
Gloyn67524/
Glein67242/
Glaim67142/
Glassing67138/
Gillahan67136/
Guillang67134/
Glatting67122/
Gloin67103/
Guelland6782/
Guillian6773/
Gillandt6769/
Ghillain6758/
Gyllhamn6756/
Guellang6752/
Guillant6747/
Geelhand6741/
Glajchen6741/
Glong6731/
Guillamn6722/
Gleam6719/
Guillane6718/
Gelliang6718/
Ghillian6717/
Glone6715/
Gilleand6715/
Glonț6711/
Gellasin6711/
Guillean679/
Gleon679/
Glonc679/
Gleyn677/
Gellandt676/
Gilliane675/
Guellane675/
Gloun674/
Glasienė674/
Gilliang674/
Gilliant673/
Glaassen673/
Glamt673/
Glaichen672/
Glasceen672/
Glaussen672/
Gillaine672/
Gilleane672/
Glond672/
Glonh672/
Gelllang672/
Glaunova671/
Guillhan671/
Gloon671/
Glyanova671/
Gillgain671/
Gilliaan671/
Gillyann671/
Ghllatin671/
Ghellian671/
Guellian671/
Glamc671/
Gleassen671/
Guellain671/
Guellaën671/
Gillaang671/
Glausing671/
Glahseen671/
Glamd671/
Gillhand670/
Glassend670/
Guillyan670/
Gleasing670/
Glassenk670/
Gillyand670/
Gilliann670/
Gleun670/
Glacheen670/
Glyon670/
Glaschen670/
Gilliain670/
Glyam670/
Guillaun670/
Gllam670/
Gellatin670/
Glohn670/
Gllon670/
Glasseen670/
Gelleand670/

Glan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glan in the Georgian language
გლანglan-
Glan in the Hindi language
ग्लानglana-
Glan in the Tibetan language
གཱལན།galen36.36
གཱ་ལཱན།galen27.27
གཱ་ལན།galen22.73
གཱལན་།galen13.64
Glan in the Russian language
Гланglan-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glan
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