Glav Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Sweden

Glav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Glăv (29) are calculated separately.

Glav (28) may also be a first name.

Glav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glav (Russian: Глав) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Glăv. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Glav reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Glav is also the 1,994,417th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,019,468. In Romania Glav is mostly found in: Mehedinți County, where 100 percent live. Besides Romania Glav is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 44 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glăv9229/
Glavå8942/
Glavš892/
Glaav892/
Glavs891/
Glaev891/
Glyaev805/
Gleavs800/
Glab751,815/
Glaw75521/
Glap75153/
Glov7573/
Glev754/
Glaf751/
Glavova7343/
Glabová7310/
Glabova733/
Glawová733/
Glavová732/
Glaab672,171/
Glova671,546/
Glaub671,114/
Glowa67763/
Ghlab67443/
Gloov67394/
Glaap67194/
Glabś6741/
Glaff6723/
Glapś6718/
Glapp6716/
Glabs6712/
Glaib6711/
Gloev6711/
Glaps677/
Ghlap676/
Gleev675/
Åglöv674/
Glape674/
Glaup673/
Gluov672/
Glaef671/
Gleov671/
Glasp671/
Glasb671/
Glasf671/
Glaew671/
Gllab671/
Gladf671/
Glaif671/
Gillyaev671/
Glafe670/
Gleab670/
Glawz670/
Glafs670/

Glav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glav in the Russian language
Главglav-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glav
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