Glave Surname

248,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Glave Surname Definition:

A long cutting blade at the end of a lance. Halliwell. The name was assumed in the same way as Sword, Lance, and many others.

Glave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:779,48260,414
Italy4031:151,75423,671
Jamaica1641:17,5001,607
England1421:392,38127,229
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Peru751:423,78813,173
Canada601:614,09350,489
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Wales361:85,9597,098
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Panama111:355,6607,645
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Gläve (12) are calculated separately.

Glave (41) may also be a first name.

Glave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A long cutting blade at the end of a lance. Halliwell. The name was assumed in the same way as Sword, Lance, and many others.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

GLAIVE, GLAVE: A long cutting blade at the end of a lance. Halliwell. The name was assumed in the same way as Sword, Lance, and many others.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glave (Marathi: गळावे) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Gläve. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glave? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glave is the 248,726th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,563,272 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Glave reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Glave is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 41 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 779,482. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 25 percent live and Jamaica, where 10 percent live.

Glave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glave has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Glave last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glave earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.11% less than the national average, earning €21,588 per year; in Peru they earn 34.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,147 per year; in United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gläve9312/
Gleave913,868/
Glaves911,207/
Glavey91375/
Glavee91356/
Glavez9157/
Glaive9149/
Glavie9144/
Glavet9123/
Glaver9117/
Glaeve917/
Glavje912/
Gleaves832,175/
Gleavey8338/
Glatved8315/
Gleaver832/
Glauver831/
Glaaver831/
Glauvey830/
Glawe802,171/
Glabe80234/
Gleve8041/
Glive8023/
Glavy8016/
Glavi8015/
Glove807/
Glavă806/
Glöve801/
Gladtvet779/
Glover73128,729/
Gllava73350/
Glavis73131/
Glampe73128/
Gleavy7368/
Glaewe7339/
Glawee7318/
Glaube7318/
Glawea739/
Gloves737/
Glovei737/
Glaviz735/
Glabes735/
Glaber735/
Gleeve735/
Glovey734/
Glovet734/
Nglawe733/
Glasvy732/
Glovez732/
Glivey731/
Glavér731/
Glavui731/
Glavai731/
Glaoue731/
Glaswe731/
Glaweu731/
Gleabe731/
Gloveu731/
Glouve731/
Glawes731/
Glaviy731/
Glaibe731/
Glavay730/
Gellhaver711/
Glauber671,265/
Glavich67400/
Glasbey67131/
Glavish6791/
Glaywea6767/
Glabets6753/
Gëllava6736/
Glaweah6732/
Gllavaj6720/
Glaiber6719/
Glaubez6716/
Glawhea6712/
Ghlaiwe678/
Gleabes678/
Glaubes675/
Gloover675/
Gleawea675/
Glavych674/
Gloveer674/
Glaswer672/
Glouver672/
Glaiebe671/
Gleyver671/
Glaouer671/
Gloveth671/
Glayweh671/
Glaywey671/
Glasber671/
Gloverr671/
Glavitt671/
Hglover670/
Glaubet670/
Gleover670/

Glave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glave in the Marathi language
गळावेgalave-

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