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 carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Glăvan, Glaván or Glävan. Click here for other potential spellings of Glavan.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavan? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 2,490 people, or 1 in 8,063. In Romania it is primarily found in: Dolj County, where 26 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent reside and Gorj County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania Glavan exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Glavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glavan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glavan last name increased 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 surname are 7.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.02% being registered to vote for 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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