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 surname Glava (Arabic: كلافا, Hindi: ग्लावा, Russian: Глава) is found most in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms: Glavă. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glava is the 455,289th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Glava live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 57,039. In Romania Glava is most common in: Timiș County, where 43 percent live, Dolj County, where 29 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent live. Not including Romania this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Glava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Glava surname increased 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Glava last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Glava surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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