Glavin Surname

133,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Glavin Surname Definition:

Mag Laimhin, formerly Mag Flaithimhín (W) This rare Ulster name, sometimes Hand by pseudotranslation, is quite distinct from O’Glavin

Glavin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9531:185,59118,486
Ireland4491:10,4881,365
Russia3201:450,38542,488
England2631:211,85618,170
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Norway361:142,84118,058
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Wales161:193,40812,484
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2931:15,1191,921
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:149,46013,879

Glavin (46) may also be a first name.

Glavin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Laimhin, formerly Mag Flaithimhín (W) This rare Ulster name, sometimes Hand by pseudotranslation, is quite distinct from O’Glavin

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Glaimhín, which is rarely found outside Cos.

Cork and Kerry. MIF 160

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mag Laimhin, formerly Mag Flaithimhín (W) This rare Ulster name, sometimes Hand by pseudotranslation, is quite distinct from O’Glavin

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Glaimhín, which is rarely found outside Cos.

Cork and Kerry. MIF 160

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Glaimhim (glutton).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Glavin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glavin (Marathi: वीन, Russian: Главин) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Glavin.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glavin is the 133,917th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,166,334 people. The surname Glavin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Glavin are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 46 people.

The surname Glavin is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,953 people, or 1 in 185,591. In The United States Glavin is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 13 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Glavin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glavin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 2,192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glavin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Glavin last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glavin surname are 5.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Glavin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning 363,451 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.56% more than the national average, earning $51,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavina922,211/
Glavind92415/
Glavine92235/
Glaving9238/
Glyavin9236/
Glaivin922/
Glauvin921/
Glyavina8651/
Gllavina8629/
Gillavin860/
Glasvine860/
Glovin83138/
Glaven8373/
Glavén8316/
Glevin8315/
Glavinova8072/
Glavinová801/
Gillavein800/
Glawion77149/
Glovina7721/
Glaveen7715/
Glovine773/
Glavean771/
Gleuvin771/
Glavene770/
Glaswein7136/
Gloven6744/
Gleven6717/
Glevén676/
Glovinová675/
Glawen671/
Glasswine671/
Glovyn671/
Glovicent671/
Globein622/
Globine621/
Glovene620/
Glotbine572/
Gloybean571/
Glayweun571/
Glaywhen571/
Glowiszyn5310/
Glowen5076/
Guillabean500/

Glavin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glavin in the Marathi language
वीनvina50
लोपीसावीनlopisavina50
Glavin in the Russian language
Главинglavin-

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