Glaris Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Glaris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glaris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
France51:13,284,544357,392
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Glaris (263) may also be a first name.

Glaris Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glaris is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Glaris click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaris? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Glaris is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Glaris are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Glaris is also the 548,616th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 263 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Glaris is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 84 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 15 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.

Glaris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glaries922/
Glari9171/
Gloris83124/
Glario8398/
Nglari8313/
Glariy837/
Glarys832/
Glares831/
Kglari831/
Glarui831/
Glarit831/
Glarie830/
Glaritsch801/
Gillarist800/
Glories77481/
Gillari7736/
Güllari7711/
Glorios773/
Glarice772/
Gellari772/
Glorgis772/
Gloruis771/
Glorise770/
Glarrie770/
Gleares770/
Gillahrist750/
Glori731,133/
Glare73372/
Glara73159/
Glary7313/
Glaharic7133/
Guillari717/
Gilleris713/
Gillares712/
Gilliari711/
Gillario711/
Ghlaraiz711/
Gellario711/
Glourise711/
Glerisch711/
Glorie671,199/
Glorio67791/
Glarey67553/
Glatre67446/
Gloryi67135/
Glayre6781/
Glorit6761/
Glaray6726/
Glores6726/
Glorys6720/
Glaire6714/
Gleara678/
Guillares677/
Glaure676/
Glorgi676/
Gleary675/
Glaura675/
Glarza674/
Gloriy674/
Glaroy671/
Gleyri671/
Gloriz671/
Glarry671/
Glarea671/
Glaret671/
Nglare671/
Gleres671/
Gillorist670/
Gillorish670/
Glarez670/
Gleare670/

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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 Glaris
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