Glarvey Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Glarvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glarvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Glarvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glarvey is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glarvey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Glarvey is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Glarvey reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Glarvey is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England Glarvey is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 28 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 16 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

Glarvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glarvey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Glarvey last name rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glarve921/
Glarvoe861/
Glarue7714/
Glarby771/
Glarwoe716/
Glaruer711/
Glarweh711/
Glorvue710/
Glarba621/
Glarui621/
Glorue621/
Glorway572/
Glarbai571/
Glharwi571/
Glarouhi53153/
Gillerva531/

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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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  • 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 Glarvey
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