Glavan Surname

75,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Glavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,4901:8,0631,063
Moldova1,2121:2,938399
United States8371:433,04537,325
Croatia6841:6,182878
Slovenia6441:3,863666
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Spain851:550,02426,624
Bosnia and Herzegovina721:49,1176,216
Canada691:533,99444,923
Serbia431:166,16210,980
Austria231:370,23639,193
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Glăvan (900), Glaván (3) & Glävan (1) are calculated separately.

Glavan (16) may also be a first name.

Glavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glavan (Russian: Главан) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Glăvan, Glaván or Glävan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 75,057th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,113,623 people. The last name Glavan is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Glavan reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

Glavan is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 2,490 people, or 1 in 8,063. In Romania Glavan is primarily found in: Dolj County, where 26 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found and Gorj County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Romania this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Glavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glavan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glavan surname grew 83,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Glavan surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Glavan last name are 7.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.02% registered with the party.

The amount Glavan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.72% more than the national average, earning $51,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $60,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glăvan94900/
Glaván943/
Glävan941/
Glavand9216/
Glavane9213/
Glaivan921/
Glavean921/
Glaisvan862/
Glauvane861/
Glaban83160/
Glovan8391/
Glevan8363/
Glavam8331/
Glawan8314/
Glavanova8028/
Glavanová802/
Gleovan771/
Glampan771/
Glasband7168/
Glaswand7116/
Gillevan712/
Gillhausvan711/
Glassban711/
Globan67179/
Glassband67109/
Glawon6749/
Glovanová6712/
Globanova6712/
Glowan678/
Glabon677/
Glevon671/
Gillaband671/
Glewan671/
Glovon670/
Gillavein670/

Glavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glavan in the Russian language
Главанglavan-

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Footnotes

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