Glava Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Glava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 352 | 1:57,039 | 6,989 |
| Greece | 111 | 1:99,818 | 16,778 |
| Russia | 99 | 1:1,455,788 | 100,531 |
| Moldova | 94 | 1:37,887 | 5,823 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Glavă (6) are calculated separately.
Glava (19) may also be a first name.
Glava Demographics
Glava Political Affiliation
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Glava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Glava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Glava (Arabic: كلافا, Hindi: ग्लावा, Russian: Глава) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Glavă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Glava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 455,289th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Glava live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in Romanian Europe. Glava is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 352 people, or 1 in 57,039. In Romania it is most numerous in: Timiș County, where 43 percent reside, Dolj County, where 29 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside. Barring Romania this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.
Glava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 devotion of those holding the Glava surname is chiefly 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 Republicans 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glavă | 93 | 6 | / |
| Glavas | 91 | 1,389 | / |
| Glavač | 91 | 744 | / |
| Gllava | 91 | 350 | / |
| Glavaz | 91 | 34 | / |
| Glavaș | 91 | 20 | / |
| Gılava | 91 | 18 | / |
| Glavać | 91 | 3 | / |
| Glaeva | 91 | 2 | / |
| Glavai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nglava | 91 | 1 | / |
| Glavad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Glavay | 91 | 0 | / |
| Glavach | 83 | 95 | / |
| Gëllava | 83 | 36 | / |
| Glavash | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gllavaj | 83 | 20 | / |
| Glaveau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gleavas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Glyaeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Glova | 80 | 1,546 | / |
| Glaba | 80 | 714 | / |
| Gleva | 80 | 224 | / |
| Glawa | 80 | 43 | / |
| Glavo | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gglavath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gllavash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Glavey | 73 | 375 | / |
| Glabas | 73 | 189 | / |
| Glovas | 73 | 62 | / |
| Glabay | 73 | 51 | / |
| Glabau | 73 | 32 | / |
| Glawah | 73 | 31 | / |
| Gloova | 73 | 25 | / |
| Glabai | 73 | 20 | / |
| Glawas | 73 | 18 | / |
| Glaiba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Glawea | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gleeva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Globaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gloeva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Glauba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Glotva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gleiva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Glouva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gleavo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Glabaś | 73 | 2 | / |
| Glowaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gllavo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glevaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glampa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nglaba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glavoš | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glabah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Glevay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Glabach | 67 | 130 | / |
| Glaywah | 67 | 130 | / |
| Glaywea | 67 | 67 | / |
| Glawatz | 67 | 54 | / |
| Glovacz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Gleavey | 67 | 38 | / |
| Glaweah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Glabais | 67 | 28 | / |
| Glovach | 67 | 24 | / |
| Glawhea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gilleva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gleawea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Glaysua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghlabah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glayway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glabeau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glehova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glaibap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glaswaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glaswai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gillaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelleva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glassba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glaaybo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glashua | 67 | 0 | / |
| Glauvey | 67 | 0 | / |
Glava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Glava in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्लावा | glava | - |
| Glava in the Russian language | ||
| Глава | glava | - |
| Glava in the Arabic language | ||
| كلافا | klafa | - |
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