Glavas Surname

278,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Glavas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glavas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4051:894,96067,538
Greece2071:53,5268,863
Sweden1161:84,8866,261
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Germany871:925,35065,249
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Austria651:131,00717,994
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Croatia201:211,43024,636
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
England41:13,929,515290,718
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Glavaš (3,620) & Glavaș (20) are calculated separately.

Glavas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Glavas is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Glavaš or Glavaș. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glavas is the 278,560th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Glavas reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 894,960. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Glavas is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 15 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Glavas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glavas last name are 9.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Glavas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning 276,737 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.91% more than the national average, earning $55,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $48,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavaš943,620/
Glavaș9420/
Glavasc9229/
Glavash9224/
Gleavas921/
Glava91744/
Gllavash861/
Glavač83744/
Gllava83350/
Glavac83291/
Glabas83189/
Glovas8362/
Glavaz8334/
Gılava8318/
Glawas8318/
Glavać833/
Nglava831/
Glavad831/
Glavai831/
Glavay830/
Glavasová801/
Glavach7795/
Gëllava7736/
Glabais7728/
Gllavaj7720/
Glaveau773/
Glova731,546/
Glaba73714/
Glawa7343/
Glavo7325/
Glavă736/
Glabashe7173/
Gglavath711/
Glavey67375/
Glabay6751/
Glabau6732/
Glawah6731/
Glabatsch6730/
Gloova6725/
Glabai6720/
Globas6717/
Glovasche6717/
Glovac6715/
Glaiba6710/
Glavašová679/
Glawea679/
Glavoc674/
Globaa673/
Glauba673/
Glawatsch673/
Glotva672/
Gleiva672/
Glouva672/
Gleavo672/
Glabaś672/
Glabos672/
Glawaz671/
Gllavo671/
Glowaa671/
Glaway671/
Glavoš671/
Glawai671/
Gillovais671/
Glawat671/

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