Glans Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Glans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8751:11,253980
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Finland471:116,95111,447
Norway371:138,98117,684
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Suriname191:29,0855,642
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Glans (14) may also be a first name.

Glans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glans (Russian: Гланс) is found most in Sweden. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Glans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 313,815th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,088,175 people. The surname Glans is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Glans live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia. Glans is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

Glans is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 875 people, or 1 in 11,253. In Sweden Glans is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent are found, Skåne County, where 27 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Sweden it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Finland, where 4 percent are found.

Glans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glans has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glans surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glans earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning 244,150 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 94.67% more than the national average, earning $96,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glains9128/
Glahns9117/
Glanås918/
Glyans916/
Glanse915/
Gleans911/
Glansz910/
Glayns910/
Gillans8318/
Gellans831/
Glanz805,102/
Glens8051/
Glams801/
Glons800/
Gillians77305/
Glachins7716/
Guillans771/
Gilleans770/
Glassins770/
Gillansh770/
Glance73724/
Glanze73107/
Gloyns7343/
Glenns7335/
Glamsø735/
Glamst731/
Glam's731/
Gleams731/
Glanch731/
Glannz731/
Gleins730/
Guillians7111/
Gillons6746/
Glamsch6734/
Gillams6724/
Glennås674/
Guillianse671/
Gleinst670/

Glans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glans in the Russian language
Глансglans-

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Footnotes

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