Glaus Surname

150,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Glaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,7031:4,823717
United States7331:494,48741,675
Germany1321:609,89048,740
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Canada381:969,62173,252
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
France191:3,495,933219,029
Chile181:978,69319,774
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Vatican City11:1174
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Glaus (22) may also be a first name.

Glaus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glaus (Russian: Глаус) is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,965th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,496,590 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Glaus live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Glaus is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 22 people.

It is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,703 people, or 1 in 4,823. In Switzerland Glaus is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 22 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 18 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Glaus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glaus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glaus surname expanded 1,047 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glaus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glaus last name are 2.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.7% registered with the party.

The amount Glaus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.89% more than the national average, earning R 631,848 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.95% less than the national average, earning $44,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glause91203/
Glauss9141/
Glaush9127/
Glauds9114/
Glauhs917/
Glauts912/
Glas898,992/
Glau89651/
Glus89229/
Glausch83255/
Ghlhaus831/
Glausse831/
Glausth831/
Gillaus830/
Glass8077,992/
Glase80915/
Glais80631/
Glaas80329/
Glaud80294/
Glasz80288/
Glaue80141/
Glasø80121/
Glaes80110/
Glast80109/
Glauz80104/
Gluss8085/
Glahs8085/
Glush8076/
Glash8060/
Glays8053/
Glauß8050/
Glaux8040/
Gluis8038/
Glyas8035/
Gluys8027/
Gluse8023/
Glous8022/
Gleas8012/
Glads807/
Ghlas807/
Nglas805/
Glaup803/
Glazs803/
Glyus802/
Glats802/
Glaut802/
Glues802/
Nglau801/
Glasc801/
Glasp801/
Glusz801/
Gellhaus77591/
Gillhaus77127/
Glausová779/
Glausova771/
Gla752,158/
Glu7593/
Gluyas73617/
Glasse73589/
Nglass73500/
Glaise73383/
Gillus73332/
Glauch73325/
Gillas73140/
Glaess73137/
Gladsø73119/
Glatts73112/
Glouse7398/
Glease7360/
Glayou7349/
Gellas7338/
Glasch7338/
Glasze7331/
Gellus7330/
Glayau7329/
Gleash7328/
Glauce7327/
Glaase7327/
Göllas7322/
Gluyes7316/
Gleuse7312/
Glyass7310/
Ghlash739/
Hhglas737/
Geelas737/
Ghlaut736/
Glayse736/
Glayds735/
Gellau734/
Glautz733/
Glatsh732/
Gllass731/
Glaass731/
Glawes731/
Gluesh731/
Gluscz731/
Glyyas731/
Glayuo731/
Glayes731/
Glahsz731/
Glaoue731/
Glashe731/
Glashh731/
Gladts731/
Ghlass731/
Glaysz731/
Glujas730/
Glasss730/
Gluies730/
Glaiss730/
Gellhause7111/
Gillhauss710/
Glad6710,508/
Glaß673,183/
Glay673,126/
Glou672,723/
Glos672,498/
Glaz672,054/
Glah671,831/
Guillas671,647/
Glai671,087/
Glud67957/
Glac67702/
Glue67585/
Gluz67340/
Gillaux67239/
Glauche67233/
Glutsch67183/
Glasová67169/
Glup67167/
Gluh67160/
Glaa67157/
Glap67153/
Gluc67150/
Glat67139/
Glasova67127/
Glut6790/
Gleu6769/
Glaisse6766/
Glea6765/
Guellas6749/
Guillau6746/
Glač6742/
Gillias6731/
Glasche6725/
Glós6722/
Glauschová6721/
Glehaud6719/
Gluj6719/
Glusova6717/
Glae6716/
Gloa6715/
Glaj6714/
Gilleau6711/
Gylleus6710/
Glux679/
Ghillas678/
Gluč677/
Glya675/
Glla674/
Glui674/
Glusová674/
Glás674/
Glashøj674/
Glax674/
Ngla674/
Gilleas673/
Gluo673/
Ghla673/
Gellash672/
Glasstt672/
Gllasce672/
Gellius672/
D'Glass672/
Gillass672/
Gellusc671/
Glauech671/
Glhu671/
Glliyas671/
Giellas671/
Ghlu671/
Gillius671/
Gluy671/
Gillous671/
Gellias671/
Gellais671/
Gellous671/
Glatsch671/
Gluß671/
Guillus671/
Gåluscå671/
Gillais671/
Gillaud671/
Gillaut671/
Goellas671/
Qglu671/
Cgla671/
Cglu671/
Gllu671/
Glasshe670/
Gilluse670/
Glassce670/
Gellhas670/
Gillust670/

Glaus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glaus in the Russian language
Глаусglaus-

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