Glaou Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

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

Glaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glaou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast5961:38,7102,536
Benin691:149,79115,556
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Glaou (71) may also be a first name.

Glaou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glaou is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 493,936th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. Glaou is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Glaou are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Glaou is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 71 people.

This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 38,710. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 48 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 26 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast Glaou occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glahou911,261/
Glaoue911/
Glao891,102/
Gillaou832/
Glaho80236/
Gloua8067/
Gloau8016/
Glouo808/
Glaoh805/
Glaod801/
Glaoa801/
Glaos801/
Gléau801/
Guillaou777/
Glohou73124/
Glouai7381/
Glouya7332/
Gillao7311/
Glouia7310/
Glahui739/
Glahus738/
Gloyou735/
Gloous731/
Glayjo731/
Guillahou711/
Guillao67202/
Glougie6731/
Gloa6715/
Gilloju6710/
Guillaouet674/
Glouaha673/
Gláu673/
Gilleao671/
Glausea671/
Guillahoux671/
Glohoue671/
Glehoua671/

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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 Glaou
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