Glanon Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Glanon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glanon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin941:109,95312,317
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Glanon (22) may also be a first name.

Glanon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glanon is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glanon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Glanon is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Glanon live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename globally, held by 22 people.

It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 109,953. In Benin Glanon is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 72 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 22 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 5 percent reside. Barring Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Glanon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glanon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glanon surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glanon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Glanon last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glannon9246/
Glagnon9221/
Gllanon923/
Glanone922/
Glangon921/
Glanhoun8646/
Glangnon866/
Glannone864/
Gillanon860/
Gleannon860/
Glenon83197/
Glanan834/
Glonon832/
Guillanon801/
Glennon778,996/
Glanhan77267/
Glannan7710/
Glangan773/
Glognon771/
Glanand771/
Glagnan771/
Glanhom771/
Glounon771/
Glainan771/
Gleenon771/
Gillgannon7546/
Gilleannon751/
Guillanone750/
Glanahan711/
Glangaan711/
Gillanan710/
Glennann710/
Glenan672/
Glanum672/
Gillangan671/
Glénan671/
Gllgannan671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Glanon
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