Glavy Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Glavy Surname Definition:

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

Glavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Glavy (78) may also be a first name.

Glavy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mag Laithimh, formerly Mag Flaithimh A Connnacht name often changed to Hand

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Glavy Last Name Facts

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

Glavy is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glavy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Glavy reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most common first name globally, held by 78 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Glavy is most common in: New York, where 44 percent reside, New Jersey, where 19 percent reside and Texas, where 19 percent reside.

Glavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Glavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glavy last name declined 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Glavy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.21% less than the national average, earning $26,231 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glavey91375/
Gleavy9168/
Glasvy912/
Glaviy911/
Glavay910/
Gleavey8338/
Glavych834/
Glauvey830/
Glave801,597/
Glaby8017/
Glavi8015/
Glavă806/
Glovy801/
Glawy801/
Gleave733,868/
Glasby731,832/
Glaves731,207/
Glavee73356/
Gllava73350/
Glavis73131/
Glavez7357/
Glabay7351/
Glaive7349/
Glavie7344/
Glavet7323/
Glaver7317/
Gloway7317/
Globay7314/
Glaviz735/
Glovey734/
Glavje732/
Glawhy731/
Glaway731/
Glaboy731/
Glavai731/
Glavui731/
Glavér731/
Gleaves672,175/
Glavich67400/
Glasbey67131/
Glassby6792/
Glavish6791/
Glaywea6767/
Gëllava6736/
Gllavaj6720/
Glatved6715/
Glaywhy676/
Glayway672/
Gleaver672/
Glavitt671/
Glauver671/
Glamphy671/
Glaaver671/
Gleivys671/
Gillawy671/
Gellawy671/
Glayweh671/
Glaywey671/
Gillaby670/
Glaisby670/

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