Glar Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Glar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Glar Last Name Facts

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

Glar occurs most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glar? popularity and diffusion

Glar is the 2,312,869th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Glar reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Glar is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany Glar is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent are found, Bavaria, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 25 percent are found and Turkey, where 15 percent are found.

Glar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glare89372/
Glair8985/
Glear8983/
Glard8950/
Glarø899/
Glasr895/
Glahr893/
Glyar891/
Hglar891/
Glaur891/
Glart890/
Gillar80414/
Gellar80349/
Glayre8081/
Geelar8072/
Glaire8014/
Glaure806/
Gleard804/
Gllard803/
Ghlhar801/
Glyarh801/
Glarrz800/
Gleare800/
Glor751,780/
Glór751/
Gillard7323,563/
Gellard73404/
Guillar73391/
Gillart73204/
Gilliar73161/
Ghellar73104/
Gillare7368/
Gellart7363/
Guellar7344/
Guullar7320/
Gellhar7310/
Gyllarp739/
Gillyar736/
Gyllare735/
Gillaur735/
Gillear732/
Gyllard731/
Geelhar731/
Gelliar731/
Gillgar731/
Glarova731/
Gllyard731/
Gillahr731/
Gillarp731/
Glehart730/
Ghlharr730/
Goellar730/
Guillard6712,481/
Gloor677,593/
Gilliard676,777/
Glore672,050/
Geelhaar67403/
Gilleard67333/
Glohr67150/
Guillart67144/
Guellard6792/
Gill'ard6763/
Glour6739/
Gillhart6732/
Gilliart6729/
Gillaird6723/
Glosr6714/
Geelhart6713/
Gellhaar6713/
Gleir6712/
Gellhart678/
Gleor677/
Gloir676/
Giellard675/
Gellhard672/
Gehllaar671/
Glareher671/
Glorr671/
Gillaard671/
Gillayrd671/
Gylliard671/
Glord671/
Glorh671/
Gelliard670/
Gilliare670/
Gillarrd670/

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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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  • 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 Glar
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