Glava Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Glava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3521:57,0396,989
Greece1111:99,81816,778
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Moldova941:37,8875,823
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Glavă (6) are calculated separately.

Glava (19) may also be a first name.

Glava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glava (Arabic: كلافا, Hindi: ग्लावा, Russian: Глава) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Glavă. For other potential spellings of Glava click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glava is the 455,289th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The surname Glava occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Glava are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 57,039. In Romania Glava is most numerous in: Timiș County, where 43 percent are found, Dolj County, where 29 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Romania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Glava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glava has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Glava surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Glava last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Glava earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $57,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavă936/
Glavas911,389/
Glavač91744/
Gllava91350/
Glavaz9134/
Glavaș9120/
Gılava9118/
Glavać913/
Glaeva912/
Glavai911/
Nglava911/
Glavad911/
Glavay910/
Glavach8395/
Gëllava8336/
Glavash8324/
Gllavaj8320/
Glaveau833/
Gleavas831/
Glyaeva831/
Glova801,546/
Glaba80714/
Gleva80224/
Glawa8043/
Glavo8025/
Gglavath771/
Gllavash771/
Glavey73375/
Glabas73189/
Glovas7362/
Glabay7351/
Glabau7332/
Glawah7331/
Gloova7325/
Glabai7320/
Glawas7318/
Glaiba7310/
Glawea739/
Gleeva734/
Globaa733/
Gloeva733/
Glauba733/
Glotva732/
Gleiva732/
Glouva732/
Gleavo732/
Glabaś732/
Glowaa731/
Gllavo731/
Glevaj731/
Glawaz731/
Glawat731/
Glampa731/
Nglaba731/
Glawai731/
Glavoš731/
Glabah731/
Glaway731/
Glevay730/
Glabach67130/
Glaywah67130/
Glaywea6767/
Glawatz6754/
Glovacz6744/
Gleavey6738/
Glaweah6732/
Glabais6728/
Glovach6724/
Glawhea6712/
Gilleva6710/
Gleawea675/
Glaysua674/
Ghlabah674/
Glayway672/
Glabeau672/
Glehova671/
Glaibap671/
Glaswaz671/
Glaswai671/
Gillova671/
Gillaba671/
Gelleva671/
Glassba671/
Glaaybo671/
Glashua670/
Glauvey670/

Glava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glava in the Hindi language
ग्लावाglava-
Glava in the Russian language
Главаglava-
Glava in the Arabic language
كلافاklafa-

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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 Glava
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